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TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

FIG 6.3
MATERIAL RECYCLING
FLOW CHART

V ECT OR D ESIGN
on other vehicles. Examples of reusable parts already in full-swing, and the future trend is
include engines, transmissions, doors and towards more efficient material, recovery and
bumpers. Parts that can be remanufactured or recycling processes. Recycling and reuse of
rebuilt are also removed, including alternators, automotive components will be economically
water pumps, and clutches. Rebuilt parts are attractive for public and private actors; energy
disassembled and cleaned, and components are recovery is limited to non-recyclable materials.
replaced if necessary. For more than seventy Realization of these targets requires extensive
five years, automotive recyclers have been development at both a technological and
providing employment, consumer service and system level. One of the biggest challenges is
environmental conservation worldwide. In the growing complexity of the products and
USA, the automotive recycling industry is vital related waste flows, which make recycling
market-driven industry. In fact, automotive even more complicated. Figure 6.3 shows the
recycling is the 16 largest industry in USA, schematic material recycling flow chart and
th
estimated to be a $25 billion per year. There are processes.
approximately 7,000 vehicle-recycling facilities
in USA. Recycling the vehicles provides enough Waste management market in developing
steel to produce ~13 million new vehicles, countries is also growing rapidly, and at least
and generates jobs for 46,000 people in USA some countries have the possibility and desire
alone. to introduce advanced technologies. Radical
changes in the business environment offer great
Material recycling is in a state of rapid change. opportunity for companies, which are able
In developed countries, transition from landfill to be in the forefront of the development of
disposal to energy and material recovery is new technologies and services adapted to the

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