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Legislation Guidance End-of-Life Vehicle Management in the Pacific

PacWastePlus is assisting Pacific Island Countries to improve the management of End-Of-Life vehicles and End-of-Life Tyres by providing guidelines and technical notes on safe handling and dismantling and options for in-country management of these items. This guideline is to provide a legislative guiding template with a technical drafting note that creates an enabling environment for the effective management of end-of-life vehicles at a scale and technological complexity that is financially viable and suitable for the Pacific Islands.

Practitioner’s Guideline on Depollution on End-Of-Life Vehicles: Depollution Guideline

The main objective of this guideline is to provide practitioners in the automotive and waste management industries with a comprehensive and practical resource for executing effective depollution processes. This guideline aims to encompass the entire lifecycle of an end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), from the initial assessment of hazardous components to the final destination of depolluted and hazardous materials.

By outlining step-by-step procedures, safety measures, and disposal protocols, this guideline seeks to minimise environmental contamination and promote the safe handling of hazardous substances. This guide was developed for PacWaste Plus participating countries to address the ELV depollution before being baled and shipped to the designated country where further ELV processing can be done.

The target audience of this guideline are the managers and technicians at the depollution and dismantling site, and other local recycler owner-operators. This guideline does not constitute binding regulation and is developed for advisory purposes alone.

End of Life Tyre Management: Thermal Processing Options

This Management Option Booklet explores possible reuse options for ELTs without processing. Several end-use markets exist to manage ELT such as Energy generation whereby ELT is used either whole or shredded straight into the kiln. shredded and used as fuel (TDF)

End of Life Tyre Management: Options for Mechanical Processing

This Management Option Booklet explores possible reuse options for ELTs without processing. The options presented here provide preliminary information designed to assist countries to understand immediately available opportunities.

End of Life Tyre Management: Non-Processing Reuse Options

This booklet explores several potential uses of ELT that do not require mechanical or thermal processing. The options presented here provide preliminary information designed to assist countries to understand immediately available opportunities.

End of Life Tyres (ELT)-Community Factsheet

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have a high generation rate for ELT and extremely limited means for safe disposal. Several possible uses or processing options exist for ELTs (existing technologies, uses, processes, or management activities), and a research report and a series of publications seek to assess each use or option for suitability in the Pacific and highlight the associated benefits and potential issues with its implementation.