Glossary · Letter D
Depollution
The removal of hazardous fluids, batteries, and components from an ELV before dismantling.
Definition
Depollution
- Depollution
- Depollution is the regulated first step in processing an end-of-life vehicle. Fuel, engine oil, gearbox oil, brake fluid, coolant, refrigerant, washer fluid, lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion traction batteries, airbags, pyrotechnic seat-belt pre-tensioners, mercury switches, and any other hazardous component are drained or removed, captured into the correct downstream stream, and recorded against the source VIN before any other dismantling work begins. The EU ELV Directive 2000/53/EC and the UK ATF rules both require depollution to a defined standard, performed by trained operators at a licensed facility, with documentary evidence available for inspection. Sustain360 models depollution as a workflow stage with mandatory steps and role checks — only certified operators can sign off the depollution state transition, and the platform produces a signed Depollution Certificate at completion. Each hazardous stream is captured by weight and routed to a downstream record so material-recovery reporting is a query against existing data rather than a separate exercise.
Related vocabulary
Related terms
- Depollution CertificateThe document confirming an ELV has been depolluted to regulation.
- ELV (End-of-Life Vehicle)A vehicle that has reached the end of its useful life and is bound for dismantling and material recovery.
- ATF (Authorised Treatment Facility)A UK-licensed site permitted to depollute and treat end-of-life vehicles.
- ELV Directive 2000/53/ECThe EU directive on end-of-life vehicles setting depollution, reuse, and recycling targets.
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