Increasing plastic circularity in the automotive sector: Supply chain analysis and policy options from the European Union (EU)

IF 11.2 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Resources Conservation and Recycling Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108216

Brian Baldassarre , Thibaut Maury , Nacef Tazi , Fabrice Mathieux , Serenella Sala

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This study investigates plastic circularity in the EU automotive sector. It focuses on the drivers and barriers to recycling, informing the definition of policy options underlying the new End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation proposed by the European Commission in 2023. The analysis combines secondary data from scientific and grey literature, with primary data from industry stakeholders. Results include a supply chain map outlining stakeholders, industrial processes, and material flows, complemented by a list of 15 barriers and 8 drivers for increasing recycled plastic content in new vehicles. This study demonstrates how a supply chain perspective can effectively provide both systemic and granular insight about circular economy dynamics (i.e., big picture, high detail). Integrating these two levels of insight is crucial for advancing circular economy research and enhancing its ability to inform evidence-based policies for the sustainability transition.

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Resources Conservation and Recycling 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

22.90

自引率

6.10%

发文量

625

审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling welcomes contributions from research, which consider sustainable management and conservation of resources. The journal prioritizes understanding the transformation processes crucial for transitioning toward more sustainable production and consumption systems. It highlights technological, economic, institutional, and policy aspects related to specific resource management practices such as conservation, recycling, and resource substitution, as well as broader strategies like improving resource productivity and restructuring production and consumption patterns. Contributions may address regional, national, or international scales and can range from individual resources or technologies to entire sectors or systems. Authors are encouraged to explore scientific and methodological issues alongside practical, environmental, and economic implications. However, manuscripts focusing solely on laboratory experiments without discussing their broader implications will not be considered for publication in the journal.