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23.4 Pre-implementation / Evaluation Studies Available
In addition to the individual references given throughout this section, the following
specific evaluation studies give useful information on the performance of ELV
policies:
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� Fergusson, M. and IEEP (2006) End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive: An
assessment of the current state of implementation by member states, Report
for The European Parliament: Policy Department Economic and Scientific
Policy,
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/envi/pdf/externalexpertise/end_of_li
fe_vehicles.pdf
� GHK, and Bio Intelligence Service (2006) A study to examine the benefits of
the End of Life Vehicles Directive and the costs and benefits of a revision of
the 2015 targets for recycling, re-use and recovery under the ELV Directive,
Final Report to DG Environment, May 2006,
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/study/final_report.pdf
� Cassells, S., Holland, J. and Meister, A. (2005) End-of-life vehicle disposal:
Policy proposals to resolve an environmental issue in New Zealand, Journal of
Environmental Policy & Planning, Volume 7, Number 2, June 2005 , pp. 107-
124(18).
23.5 Environmental Benefits
23.5.1 Waste Prevention
Current trends show that, both the production 509 and weight 510 of vehicles are set to
increase over time. However, it is possible that people will choose smaller cars or
vehicle producers, under pressure to reduce GHG emissions per mile, will reverse the
trends and average vehicle weight will actually fall. Furthermore, some policies, such
as in Korea, are designed to promote innovation in vehicle design so that some
components are eminently more recyclable, thus preventing the final disposal of the
previously unrecycled component.
Alternatively, waste prevention can be achieved by reducing the hazardousness of the
materials that make up the vehicle. Policies in both the EU and Asia include a phase
out of heavy metals used in the manufacture of vehicles. 511
509 World Watch Institute (2008) Vehicle Production Rises, But Few Cars Are “Green”, Accessed 15 th
October 2008, http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5461
510 GHK, and Bio Intelligence Service (2006) A study to examine the benefits of the End of Life Vehicles
Directive and the costs and benefits of a revision of the 2015 targets for recycling, re-use and recovery
under the ELV Directive, Final Report to DG Environment, May 2006,
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/study/final_report.pdf
511 Fergusson, M. and IEEP (2006) End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive: An assessment of the current
state of implementation by member states, Report for The European Parliament: Policy Department
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