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CASE STUDY: MERCEDES-BENZ

13th September 2007
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According to a spokesman: "DaimlerChrysler UK announced its endof-life vehicles (ELV) Directive plans in September 2005 by teaming up with Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) services partner Autogreen.

"By working with Autogreen, DaimlerChrysler has 166 sites around the UK. The deal provides a safe disposal for end of life Jeep, Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi Canter models up to 3.5 tonnes GVW.

"Today's ATFs are a world away from the layman's view of scrapyards. All of Autogreen's sites are clean and sophisticated, and meet environmental requirements including concrete hardstanding and a large store of parts long gone are the days of piles of teetering, rusty scrapped cars and vans.

"When a complete vehicle arrives at the site it will visit a depollution station where all fluids will be drained, airbags and all other pyrotechnics will be detonated and rendered safe, and batteries, tyres and wheels are removed. The remaining vehicle is crushed before being sent to a shredding facility where the remains are separated for recycling.

"Using this method, 85% of the weight of any DaimlerChrysler vehicle under 3.5 tonnes GVW (including light vans) will be recycled or reused... the target for 2015 increases to 95%.

"With the 166 locations around the country there will be an Autogreen ATF within 30 miles of the vast majority of vehicles. Should an ELV be outside this catchment area Autogreen will arrange collection of the vehicle."

Paul Rayner, DaimlerChrysler UK's ELV project manager, says: "We're committed to looking after all of our customers and their vehicles from showroom to disposal point, and our models are manufactured with easy recycling designed in.

'We chose Autogreen as our ATF partner with this in mind -to give a fast, efficient service and to ensure the safe disposal of all our end-of-life products."

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