The dismantling manual is aimed at dealerships and other workshops involved in scrapping trucks. Under end-of-life vehicles regulations, motor manufacturers have the responsibility to set up networks of treatment facilities so that vehicles' last owners can, at no cost, take them to be recycled.
Volvo's manual provides instructions on how the truck should best be dismantled and how to handle hazardous fluids. It also includes specifications of the component materials and how they can be recycled, reused or scrapped from an environmental aspect.
The manual, which is a standard manual for all Volvo truck models, is available online in three languages – English, French and Swedish.
Components
Volvo has said that the manual is intended to maximise materials recycling, as well as encouraging the re-use and re-manufacturing of components. It is estimated that around 90% of a truck, by weight, can be recycled due to its high metal content.
Materials that cannot be recycled need to be processed and disposed of and the manual describes how this should be done in the best possible way, Volvo said.
Lars Martensson, at Volvo, said: “The recycling of materials, together with the re-manufacturer and re-use of components, is extraordinarily important. The availability of many materials, including noble metals, is becoming increasingly limited.”
Volvo is also currently working on its own environmental standards as part of products development. It has begun applying “black” and “grey” lists when specifying materials. Products listed should not be used due to environmental reasons.
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