India’s Tata Motors Limited and Tata International, the global trading and distribution arm of the Tata Group, have commenced operations of a new Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) in Pune, Maharashtra, a company statement said on Thursday, December 5.
Named ‘Re.Wi.Re – Recycle with Respect’, this cutting-edge facility has an annual capacity to safely disassemble 21,000 end-of-life vehicles with environmentally friendly processes, it said.
This RVSF is operated by Tata International Vehicle Applications (TIVA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata International, and is equipped to scrap passenger and commercial vehicles of all brands, it said.
Five Re.Wi.Re. facilities are already running successfully in Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Surat, Chandigarh, and Delhi NCR.
Each Re.Wi.Re facility is fully digitalized, with all its operations seamless and paperless. Equipped with cell-type and line-type dismantling for both commercial and passenger vehicles, there are dedicated stations for the safe dismantling of various components, including tyres, batteries, fuel, oils, liquids, and gases.
Every vehicle undergoes a meticulous documentation and dismantling process designed specifically to meet the responsible scrapping requirements of passenger and commercial vehicles, guaranteeing safe disposal of all components as per the nation’s vehicle scrappage policy, the company statement said.