Metal and Plastic Recycling Flows in a Circular Value Chain
Book chapter, 2021
Material efficiency in manufacturing is an enabler of circular economy and captures value in industry through decreasing the amount of material used to
produce one unit of output, generating less waste per output and improving waste segregation and management. However, material types and fractions play an important role in successfulness of recycling initiatives. This study investigates two main fractions in automotive industry, namely, metal and plastic. For both material flows, information availability and standards and regulations are pivotal to increase segregation, optimize the collection and obtain the highest possible circulation rates with high quality of recyclables. This paper presents and compares the current information flows and standards and regulations of metals and plastics in the automotive value chain.
produce one unit of output, generating less waste per output and improving waste segregation and management. However, material types and fractions play an important role in successfulness of recycling initiatives. This study investigates two main fractions in automotive industry, namely, metal and plastic. For both material flows, information availability and standards and regulations are pivotal to increase segregation, optimize the collection and obtain the highest possible circulation rates with high quality of recyclables. This paper presents and compares the current information flows and standards and regulations of metals and plastics in the automotive value chain.
material efficiency
circular economy
plastic recycling
Metal recycling
automotive industry
Author
Sasha Shahbazi
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Patricia van Loon
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management
Martin Kurdve
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management
Mats Johansson
University of Gothenburg
Towards a Sustainable Future - Life Cycle Management
195-206
978-3-030-77127-0 (ISBN)
Sustainable plastic use by managing uncertainties for the market actors
Swedish Energy Agency (47566-1), 2019-04-01 -- 2019-12-31.
CiMMREC – Circular models for mixed and multi material recycling in manifacturing extended loops
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 2016-08-01 -- 2020-03-01.
Circular material flows
Chalmers, 2017-08-21 -- 2019-08-21.
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Environmental Management
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Transport
Production
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-77127-0_18