An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems
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End-of-life vehicles (ELV) have become a global concern as automobiles have become popular worldwide. An international workshop was held to gather data and to discuss 3R policies and ELV recycling systems, their background and present situation, outcomes of related policies and programs, the framework of recycling and waste management, and case studies on related topics in several countries and regions, as well as the essential points of the comparison. Legislative ELV recycling systems are established in the EU, Japan, Korea, and China, while in the US, ELV recycling is managed under existing laws on environmental protection. Since automobile shredding residue (ASR) has a high calorific value and ash content, and includes heavy metals as well as a mass of unclassified fine particles, recycling ASR is considered highly difficult. Countries with a legislative ELV system commonly set a target for recovery rates, with many aiming for more than 95 % recovery. In order to reach this target, higher efficiency in ASR recovery is needed, in addition to material recycling of collectable components and metals. Environmentally friendly design was considered necessary at the planning and manufacturing stages, and the development of recycling systems and techniques in line with these changes are required for sound ELV management.
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End-of-life vehicles are commonly recycled, resulting in the recovery or thermal utilization of 85% of materials.
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Combustion delivers energy that can replace fossil fuels but emits more carbon than deriving the same energy from natural gas.
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- Authors
- Sakai, S.-I., Yoshida, H., Hiratsuka, J., Vandecasteele, C., Kohlmeyer, R., Rotter, V. S., Passarini, F., Santini, A., Peeler, M., Li, J., Oh, G.-J., Chi, N. K., Bastian, L., Moore, S., Kajiwara, N., Takigami, H., Itai, T., Takahashi, S., Tanabe, S., Tomoda, K., Hirakawa, T., Hirai, Y., Asari, M., & Yano, J.
- Affiliations
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Japan Environmental Storage & Safety Corporation (Japan) (JP)
- Ministry of the Environment (JP)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- German Environment Agency (DE)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Washington State Department of Ecology (US)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
- National Institute of Environmental Research (KR)
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
- Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia (ID)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- National Institute for Environmental Studies (JP)
- Ehime University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Sakai, Shin-ichi
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
- Published
- 2013-08-16
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-20
- ISSN
- 1438-4957 (ISSN-L)
- 1611-8227
- OpenAlex
- W1974920955
- Cited by
- 250
- References
- 67
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- FWCI
- 29.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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- Locations
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Extraction and Separation Processes
- Keywords
- end-of-life vehicles, vehicle recycling, automotive shredder residue, 3R policy, recycling legislation, heavy metals, environmentally friendly design, cross-national comparison, waste management
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