End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling: Processes, Legislations and Benefits

2016-36-0426

10/25/2016

Event
25th SAE BRASIL International Congress and Display
Authors Abstract
Content
Currently in the general industry, the awareness of the population and the governments concerns for the environment and processes, such as sustainable products is increasing each year. The automotive industry follows the same trend. In a vehicle, 99% of its components can be recycled. These recyclables can supply the own automotive industry, and other industries as well, such as the manufacture of batteries made with recycled metal vehicles. Recycling vehicles also provides energy saving, conserving natural resources, and reducing water and air pollution, eliminating in a proper way harmful emissions in the environment as the lead and mercury. It is estimated that the market for recycling vehicles in the United States, injects 32 billion dollars every year in the economy, employing more than 140,000 people and have approximately 9,000 local collection and recycling. This paper aims to address the vehicle recycling process, the population and manufactures responsibility around the globe and the benefits to the economy, society and environment.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-36-0426
Citation
Junior, E., Luiz, A., Serigiolle, L., and Marcial, M., "End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling: Processes, Legislations and Benefits," SAE Technical Paper 2016-36-0426, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-36-0426.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 25, 2016
Product Code
2016-36-0426
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English