Vehicles optimization regarding to requirements of recycling example: Bus dashboard

Abstract

It is very important during production to take into account the requirements regarding to recycling of vehicles. On this manner it is possible reuse of consisting materials and optimization of End-of-Life Vehicles. In European Union has defined targets to be achieved in the future for the recycling rate of vehicles at the end of their service cycle. Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/53/EC regulate waste management in the vehicle sector. This manuscript presents in global the international legislative in this field, regarding to the situation in Republic of Serbia. As contribution, during production of domestic city bus running on natural gas, performed the replace of material for bus dashboard on the basis of plastic and polyurethane foam, with ecological material with carbon inserts. The requirements for dismantling, reuse and recycling are integrated in the design of new bus.