Cartakeback has signed a 10-year contract with the car maker and is now putting together an adequate network of authorised treatment facilities (ATFs), which each manufacturer must provide by January 1 2007.
Cartakeback, which is owned by a consortium of independent UK shredders and has already been signed up by Ford and MG Rover, has over 200 ATFs on its books and the company will now spend the next few months working to assemble a network sufficient to deal with end-of-life Peugeots and Citroens.
Each manufacturer's network needs to be work geographically so that 75% of last owners are expected to travel no more than 10 miles to dispose of the vehicle. The ATFs are to ensure that from 2006, 85% of vehicles by weight are recycled.
Kathryn Byng of Cartakeback told letsrecycle.com that early indications show that each manufacturer would need around 150 ATFs in order to comply with the End of Life Vehicle Regulations.
She added: “Each manufacturer has to file its network with the DTI by the end of August. We will be working with Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen between now and then in order to come up with the best solution for each manufacturer.”
Ford
Ford's network of takeback and treatment facilities has now grown to 25 sites across the UK. The Ford Motor Company was the first firm to sign with Cartakeback (see letsrecycle.com story) back in February. Vehicles of its brands – including Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Aston Martin and Mazda vehicles – make up about a quarter of the cars on UK roads.
Cartakeback is continuing to hold talks with the administrators of MG Rover concerning their obligations under the ELV Regulations, Ms Byng confirmed (see letsrecycle.com story).
The network provider said it is also currently in discussion with other car manufacturers about the possibility of joining the scheme, with an announcement on this expected later this month.
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