Automobile life cycle assessment issues at end-of-life and recycling

Abstract

Reducing and recycling automobile shredder residue (ASR) are important to improve the recycling rate of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). In this paper, we discuss the concept of applying life cycle assessment (LCA), LCA case studies (landfill of ASR, energy recovery of ASR), and LCA issues concerning ELVs, and we introduce trends in LCA application to new technologies, aimed at achieving a recycling rate of 95%.