Title :
The Impact of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law on Automobile Recovery in Japan
Author :
Ogushi, Yasuhiko ; Kandlikar, Milind
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Resource, Environ. & Sustainability, British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC
Abstract :
The Japanese End-of-life Vehicle (ELV) Recycling Law came into force in January 2005 to cope with five million ELVs that are disposed every year. This study focuses on the impact of ELV Recycling Law on recovery of automobiles from the perspective of product life cycle. In response to the ELV Recycling Law, automobile manufacturers have focused on technological innovation that enhance the levels of material recycling and part reuse. Other life cycle outcomes, such as re manufacturing of vehicles, are not likely to emerge as a result of the enforcement of the law alone
Keywords :
automobile manufacture; automotive components; legislation; product life cycle management; recycling; Japan; automobile manufacturers; automobile recovery; end-of-life vehicle; extended producer responsibility; part reuse; product life cycle; recycling law; technological innovation; Appropriate technology; Automatic speech recognition; Automobile manufacture; Automotive materials; Manufacturing industries; Paramagnetic resonance; Product design; Recycling; Technological innovation; Vehicles; end-of-life vehicles (ELV); extended producer responsibility (EPR); life cycle; recycle; remanufacturing; reuse;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0081-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619313
