Recycling oriented design

Through our end of life vehicle take-back process

We've always done our best to be environmentally friendly but now recycling is not a choice, it's part of the law. On Jan 1st the ELV (End of Life Vehicle) regulations came into force in Ireland. A recycling initiative that demands manufacturers decrease the amount of waste created during vehicle production and at the end of the vehicle's life.

All Chevrolet cars registered, are ELV law compliant and can be returned by their owner to Chevrolet, at the end of the car's life, free of charge if it fulfils certain conditions*.

We want to make sure that your end of life vehicle is recycled in an environmentally friendly way. That's why we ensure that all our take-back locations fulfil the legal requirements of the ELV Regulations by having them certified by independent experts in accordance with the law. Each of our take-back partners, all processes and the documentation of all incoming and outgoing material streams will also be checked by our recycling experts.

Your end of life Chevrolet is only applicable for our free take-back if:

• The vehicle has up to 9 seats or is a Light Commercial Van up to 3.5 tonnes
• The vehicle was finally registered in Ireland
• Essential parts or components are not missing
• The vehicle doesn't contain any non-automotive waste
• The original vehicle papers have been handed over together with the vehicle

Hand back your end of life vehicle to our take-back partner and they'll give you a Certificate of Destruction (CoD), the paperwork you need to de-register your car. Now you can leave safe in the knowledge that your old car will be disposed of in the most environmentally friendly way.

Makes recycling it so much easier

Because the environment is so important to us, we're increasing the efficiency of our recycling process by designing products from the start to be recyclable. Chevrolets design for recycling strategy is a key element in our product responsibility. And aims to decrease the waste produced during vehicle production as well as at the end of the vehicle’s life. Chevrolets design for recycling is part of our commitment to the environment and the preservation of precious metal and energy resources. In terms of product development Chevrolets recycling strategy is based on two cornerstones:

• Recycling-orientated design
• Development and implementation of material cycles for vehicle production.

In order to take these objectives into account already during the development phase of a product, Chevrolet endeavors to design and engineer easy-to-recycle vehicles at the development stage and seeks to remove and effectively recycle as many parts and materials as possible at the end-of-life stage before ELVs are shredded. Chevrolet views these efforts as being critical to the attainment of effective recycling results.