In the drive to reduce the risk of negative environmental effects, Scania works with a holistic view of the product itself and its lifecycle. In order to ensure environmentally suitable handling of a vehicle at the end of its working life, it is important to integrate the necessary preconditions for rational end-of-life treatment during the product’s initial planning and development phases. The engineer plays a vital role here by tailoring the product accordingly, for example by choosing materials with a low impact on the environment.

At present, heavy commercial vehicles are not encompassed by European manufacturers’ liability legislation. Scania has nonetheless produced dismantling information for its trucks and buses so as to aid workshops, dismantlers and recycling specialists in dismantling and scrapping Scania vehicles. This dismantling information contains essential data on how to perform end-of-life treatment of vehicles in an environmentally suitable and safe way. It provides detailed descriptions of how hazardous waste should be separated from the vehicle and how polymers, primarily plastics, can be identified with the help of colour and material codes.

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Basic steps in the end-of-life treatment process

• Pre-treatment - draining of fluids, emptying the climate unit, removal of batteries and so on.
• Reuse - components are reused after removal, either after being renovated or in their current condition if suitable. Scania operates its own component exchange system.
• Recycling - materials are recycled for the manufacture of new products with corresponding or lower quality requirements.
• Energy recovery - incineration and energy extraction.
  

If none of the above measures can be applied the final alternative is landfill.