The future sustainability of the automobile must include an approach to handle End-of-life Vehicles (ELVs) economically and within the new requirements imposed by the new European Directive. The European Directive on ELVs will change the management of ELVs in Europe by forcing auto manufacturers worldwide to take a greater financial responsibility for the proper environmental handling of their vehicles at the product's end-of-life (EOL). Essentially, the new policy encompasses Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) by requiring hazardous materials to be removed from the vehicle and specific recovery targets (focusing on reuse and recycling) to be met. This paper discusses the findings of a study that applied a demanufacturing optimization model on a dismantled vehicle to evaluate the economics and material destinations within the imposed requirements of the new legislation. The results of the current study provide insight into the future problems and opportunities that will be brought forth by the new Directive.


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    Title :

    Sustainability and Management of End-of-life Vehicles (ELVs) within the European Union's Directive on ELVs


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2001 Environmental Sustainability Conference & Exhibition ; 2001



    Publication date :

    2001-11-12




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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