Metal and Plastic Recycling Flows in a Circular Value Chain
Kapitel i bok, 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
Författare
Sasha Shahbazi
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Patricia van Loon
Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Supply and Operations Management
Martin Kurdve
Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Supply and Operations Management
Mats Johansson
Göteborgs universitet
Towards a Sustainable Future - Life Cycle Management
195-206
978-3-030-77127-0 (ISBN)
Hållbar plastanvändning genom sänkta trösklar för marknadens aktörer
Energimyndigheten (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.
Ämneskategorier
Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
Miljöledning
Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Styrkeområden
Transport
Produktion
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-77127-0_18