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Strategies for Meeting EU End‐of‐Life Vehicle Reuse/Recovery Targets

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  • Paulo Ferrão
  • Pedro Nazareth
  • José Amaral

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Disposal of end‐of‐life vehicles (ELVs) is a relatively new focus of the European policy community. Technical requirements for car design and minimum reuse and recovery rates for end‐of‐life vehicles are the subject of a recent European Union directive on ELVs. This directive is expected to induce changes in the infrastructure required for ELV processing, and presents a substantial challenge to maintaining such an infrastructure as economically viable. This paper assesses current and emerging ELV recycling technologies, in order to provide guidelines for the development of future ELV recycling strategies. Emphasis is given to technologies dedicated to automobile shredder residue (ASR) recovery, as an alternative/complement to more labor‐intensive dismantling activities. The ultimate goal is to develop a vision of the type of ASR processing technology that could emerge in the future. The analysis is based on a model developed to simulate ELV processing infrastructures, and shredding data are taken from full‐scale experiments. The results obtained show that ASR mechanical separation and recycling technologies may enable more extensive recycling and contribute to achieving European Union recycling targets, and can thus be considered as far more promising than technologies based on energy recovery.

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  • Paulo Ferrão & Pedro Nazareth & José Amaral, 2006. "Strategies for Meeting EU End‐of‐Life Vehicle Reuse/Recovery Targets," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 10(4), pages 77-93, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:inecol:v:10:y:2006:i:4:p:77-93
    DOI: 10.1162/jiec.2006.10.4.77
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    1. T. V. Krishna Mohan & R. K. Amit, 2020. "Dismantlers’ dilemma in end-of-life vehicle recycling markets: a system dynamics model," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 290(1), pages 591-619, July.
    2. Vermeulen, Isabel & Block, Chantal & Van Caneghem, Jo & Dewulf, Wim & Sikdar, Subhas K. & Vandecasteele, Carlo, 2012. "Sustainability assessment of industrial waste treatment processes: The case of automotive shredder residue," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 17-28.
    3. Coates, Gareth & Rahimifard, Shahin, 2007. "Assessing the economics of pre-fragmentation material recovery within the UK," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 286-302.
    4. Jain, K.P. & Pruyn, J.F.J. & Hopman, J.J., 2016. "Quantitative assessment of material composition of end-of-life ships using onboard documentation," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 1-9.

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