Abstract
Waste management is gaining very high importance in recent years. As automotive is one of the most critical sectors worldwide, which is rapidly increasing, the management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) gains importance day by day. Due to legislation and new regulations, actors like users, producers, and treatment facilities are being conferred new responsibilities in the ELV management process. Besides, the ELV management is of vital importance for environment conservation, circular economy and sustainable development. All of these reasons are making the ELV management such a crucial issue to study. Today, the ELV management is a well-positioned and emergent research area. However, the available review papers are focused only on a small area of the ELV management, such as reverse logistics, recovery infrastructure, disassemblability, etc. Besides, a review of state-of-the-art mathematical models for the ELV management is still missing. This paper aims to provide an extensive content analysis overview of studies on the ELV management. A total of 232 studies published in the period 2000–2019 are collected, categorized, reviewed and analyzed. A critical review of the published literature is provided. Gaps in the literature are identified to clarify and suggest future research directions. This review can provide a source of references, valuable insights, and opportunities for researchers interested in the ELV management and inspire their additional attention.
Highlights
As a result of industrialization, environmental pollution has become one of the most crucial issues of today
It fundamentally changed the business philosophy of the vehicle recycling industry. This change started the evolution of the end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) management that has taken place in the last two decades
This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of the ELV management research area
Summary
As a result of industrialization, environmental pollution has become one of the most crucial issues of today. As the automotive sector generates about 5% of industrial waste in the entire world [3], recycling of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is an environmental issue to deal with and a financial source for the industries. ELVs are classified as hazardous waste and have the potential for polluting the environment if they are not managed properly [4]. They are the single largest hazardous waste category from households [5]. As the number of ELVs is estimated to increase to approximately 80 million units per year by 2020 [6], there is strong motivation to effectively manage this fast-growing waste flow
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