Global Resource Cycles in End-of-life Vehicle Trade

Abstract

This work focuses on end-of-life vehicles being traded internationally for reuse or recycling. End-of-life vehicles are comprised of a large range of metal types that can be identified as artificial ores with high resource potentials. It is important to take into consideration the recycling system for evaluating the resource potential of traded end-of-life vehicles when designing new automobiles. In this paper, we give an overview of global resource cycles in end-of-life vehicle trade and discuss the future of automobile recycling systems.