environment

Mintech Spares UK Ltd is an environmentally conscious organisation and as such we acknowledge the potential impact that our operations may have on the environment.

This policy (as defined in the ‘scope’ of our ISO14001 certificated Environmental Management System) has been endorsed by our Directors who give their full support to its implementation. They are responsible for ensuring that it is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels within the Company.

We are committed to the prevention of pollution and continual improvement of our environmental performance through the maintenance of our ISO14001 certification and through compliance with our site Environmental Permit. This has been facilitated through regularly monitoring of any objectives and targets and through documented programmes communicated throughout the organisation and to our clients, suppliers and contractors, as appropriate. The Company will ensure that it: –

• Complies with all applicable legal requirements and Codes of Practice which relate to its environmental aspects;
• Provides all employees with the necessary resources, equipment, information, instruction and training to fulfil the requirements of this policy;
• Minimise waste to landfill by reducing so far as is possible waste generation from its activities and maximising the reprocessing of wastes into reusable product;
• Use energy, materials and other natural resources as efficiently as possible, giving particular regard to the long term sustainability of consumable items.

All employees and organisations associated with the Company are expected to co-operate and assist in the implementation of this policy, whilst ensuring that their own works, so far as is reasonably practicable, are carried out without risk to themselves, others or the environment.

This policy will be reviewed annually by the Directors and where deemed necessary will be amended and re-issued.

This policy statement is displayed in the Company’s premises. It is publicly available upon reasonable request by any interested party.

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The End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive aims to reduce the amount of waste produced from vehicles when they are scrapped.

Around two million vehicles reach the end of their life in the UK each year.

These vehicles are classed as hazardous waste until they have been fully treated.

MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED are an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) and as such permitted to accept waste motor vehicles. We comply with End of Life Vehicle (ELV) and Environmental Permitting regulations

Requirements of the ELV directive
The directive requires ELV treatment sites to meet stricter environmental standards.

The last owner of a vehicle must be issued with a Certificate of Destruction for their vehicle and they must be able to dispose of their vehicle free of charge. Vehicle manufacturers and importers must cover all or most of the cost of the free take-back system.

It also sets higher reuse, recycling and recovery targets and limits the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles and replacement vehicle parts.

Who implements the directive
In the UK, the directive is implemented through ELV Regulations issued in 2003 and 2005 and through the Environmental Permitting (EP) Regulations 2010.

The 2003 regulations deal with information requirements, certificate of destruction requirements, and restricting the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles. The 2005 regulations cover recycling targets and free take-back for ELVs.

The 2010 regulations contain provisions first introduced by the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007. They extend treatment requirements in the UK to all waste motor vehicles (including coaches, buses, motor cycles and goods vehicles).

MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED Recycle vehicles, specialising in recycling BMW Minis

Mintech Spares recycle your exchange items such as Engines, Gearboxes, Power Steering Pumps, ABS Pumps, plus others.

When a vehicle arrives at MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED recycling depot every vehicle goes through a rigourous depollution and recycling program that is closely monitored by the environmental agency.

This ensures that every vehicle is recycled to the legal and appropriate manner of 90%

MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED are currently acheiving a 96% recycling / reuse rate (04/15)

This enables us to remove all fluids and dispose of them correctly.

All components are individually sorted into same material batches for accurate and effective recycling.

Parts that are reuseable are are quality checked and tested then allocated for sale.

All our parts are individually bar coded, logged and stored ready for immediate dispatch.

Parts that are not suitable for re-use are broken down to component materials and suitably recycled

MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED provide an extemely high level of recycling efficiency.

So when you purchase a part from MINTECH SPARES UK LIMITED not only do you get a great deal and service, you are also helping the environment.