A monitoring report on automobile recycling in North America

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A monitoring report on automobile recycling in North America

Paul, R.T.

The presentation will discuss the results of evaluating the North American automotive recyling infrastructure and calculating vehicles processed, materials recycled, parts reused and shredder residue landfilled. Data and other available information regarding these procedures and material volumes will be used for a report on monitoring vehicle recycling. Monitoring of vehicle recycling, reuse and recovery is important to governments, vehicle manufacturs, suppliers, material recyclers, dismantlers and shredders. Monitoring serves to verify materials diverted from landfill, recycling rates of a high volume consumer product and can be used to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Although N. America has no single comprehensive, automotive specific law similar to Europe or Japan, there are myriad federal, state and local regulations which require vehicle pretreatment, fluid collection, separation of selected materials of concern and landfill restrictions. This analyses will provide insights on current levels of performance at N. American automotive recycling centers, vehicle recyclability, component reuse material recycling, vehicle pretreatment and handling of hazardous materials. Several conclusions can be drawn for this study: U.S. dismantlers are very proficient. The introduction of sophisticated technology for metal separation allows higher levels of recovery. There are myriad existing regulations in the U.S. Significant improvements to vehicle recyclability are likely to come from increased glass or plastics recycling. Collection, treatment and recycling of heavy metals are increasing and their use in new vehicles is decreasing. The majority of ELVs in the U.S. are probably handled as scap vehicle processors.