Vehicle Recycling Research Articles

A sustainable recycling process for end-of-life vehicle plastics: A case study on waste bumpers

End-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling has considerable potential value and a wide range of applications. Plastics form an increasing percentage of the total weight of automobiles as their lightweight. Recycling plastics from automobiles is important for achieving the overall recycling goal from a sustainability standpoint. In this study, the whole recycling process of automotive plastic parts was explored, using waste bumpers as an example, in which paint removal and recycled polypropylene (RPP) modification were the important links. First, LS-Dyna was used to run simulations to determine the best paint removal process parameters for surface coating treatment, and experiments were then conducted to confirm the paint removal effect. Second, component, morphological, and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) analyses were conducted. As per the results, the degradation was primarily caused by surface oxidation of the ELV bumper, and the molecular weight of RPP was lower than that of new PP. Finally, the thermal and mechanical properties of RPP, modified RPP, and the new bumper were compared. The addition of nano-montmorillonite(nano-MMT), virgin PP, and a compatibilizer could improve the thermal and mechanical properties of RPP while satisfying the application requirements of the new bumper. This process provides a valuable idea for the sustainable recycling of used ELV plastics.

An Assessment of Drivers and Barriers to Implementation of Circular Economy in the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Sector in India

The circular economy (CE) has been frequently in the news recently, as it offers a regenerative system that substitutes the end-of-life concept with restoration. Despite several benefits yielded by the CE from a triple-bottom-line perspective, India’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling sector is striving against numerous impediments to implementing the CE approach. Therefore, this paper attempts to shine a spotlight on India’s ELV recycling sector, to identify the potential drivers and barriers to CE implementation. This study has employed an explorative approach to determine the impediments and drivers regarding implementing CE in India’s ELV recycling sector. This research reveals that economic viability (25 percent), environmental degradation (17 percent), and global agenda (15 percent) are the three leading primary drivers. In contrast, limited technology (18 percent), financial constraints (15 percent), and a lack of knowledge and expertise (12 percent) are significant barriers that thwart CE implementation in India’s ELV recycling sector. This paper has made the first attempt to explore the drivers and barriers to implementing CE in the ELV recycling sector in India. Therefore, besides advancing our understanding of opportunities for and threats to implementing CE, this investigation may assist the Indian authorities in devising appropriate policies and strategies and developing a regulatory and legal framework that is conducive to CE and sustainability.

Optimization of shared bike paths considering faulty vehicle recovery during dispatch

Abstract With the rapid development of China’s social economy and the improvement of the level of urbanization, urban transportation has also been greatly developed. With the booming development of the internet and the sharing economy industry, shared bicycles have emerged as the times requirement. Shared bicycles are a new type of urban transportation without piles. As a green way of travel, shared bicycles have the advantages of convenience, fashion, green, and environmental protection. However, many problems have also arisen in the use of shared bicycles, such as man-made damage to the vehicle, the expiration of the service life of the vehicle, etc. These problems are unavoidable, and the occurrence of these failure problems will also cause serious harm to the use of shared bicycles. This article aims to study the path optimization of shared bicycles considering the recovery of faulty vehicles during dispatching. Based on the K-means spatial data clustering algorithm, a path optimization experiment of shared bicycle recycling scheduling considering the recycling of faulty vehicles is carried out. The experiment concluded that the shared bicycle recycling scheduling path based on K-means clustering planning significantly reduces the total time spent and the total cost of performing recycling scheduling tasks. Among them, the unit price of recycling and dispatching of each faulty shared bicycle has dropped by 4.1 yuan compared with the market unit price. The conclusion shows that the shared bicycle recycling scheduling path considering faulty vehicle recycling based on K-means clustering algorithm has been greatly optimized.

Energy recovery from end-of-life vehicle recycling in Cameroon: A system dynamics approach

From waste to resource, the benefits of recycling of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)for the recovery of resources are widely known. The growth in the automotive industry over time has been coupled with the consumption of larger quantities of primary resources and the generation of more wastes. ELVs are increasingly being treated not only as wastes, but as an opportunity for resource recovery, with great potential to provide industry with valuable secondary raw materials. Another benefit of the recycling of ELVs is that environmental pollution caused by untreated ELVs is reduced. In this study, we estimate the amount of energy which could potentially be recovered from the recycling of ELVs in Cameroon, to meet its goal of emergence by addressing the rising energy crisis in the country, and to reduce the environmental pollution caused by ELVs. The road transportation system is considered an important element in the recycling flow of ELVs. The System Dynamics modeling is used to estimate the amount of energy recovered from ELVs considering the conditions of the road transportation network. The results indicate that the recycling of ELVs has the potential to provide a potential source of energy to boost economic activity in the country. Likewise, an increase in the paved road length would promote the recycling of ELVs and increase the potential for energy recovery. However, increasing the target total road length can be expected to have a lower impact. Our results show that the recycling of ELVs allows a substantial amount of energy to be recovered and the state of the road transportation network plays a vital role in the recycling of ELVs.

Optimization Model for Sustainable End-of-Life Vehicle Processing and Recycling

The aim of this paper is to provide a mathematical programming model for sustainable end-of-life vehicle processing and recycling. Environmental benefits and resource efficiency are achieved through the incorporation of a processing and recycling network that is based on industrial symbiosis whereby waste materials are converted into positive environmental externalities aimed at decreasing pollution and reducing the need for raw materials. A mixed-integer programming model for optimizing the exchange of material flows in the network is developed and applied on a real case study. The model selects the components that maximize reusable/recyclable material output while minimizing network costs. In addition, GHG emissions are calculated to assess the environmental benefits of the network. The model finds the optimal processing routes while maximizing the yield of the components of interest, maximizing profit, minimizing cost, or minimizing waste depending on which goals are chosen. The results are analyzed to provide insights about the network and the utility of the proposed methodology to improve sustainability of end-of-life vehicle recycling.

Stabilisation of pores in glass foam by using a modified curing-sintering process: sustainable recycling of automotive vehicles’ waste glass

Glass foams are porous high-performance insulation materials. The uniformly distributed and homogenously sized fine pores are crucial for the insulation properties of glass foam. To improve the homogeneity and stability of pores, stabilising chemicals are used in glass foam manufacturing. However, these chemicals release greenhouse gases during sintering. Therefore, there is a continuous quest for developing a sustainable pore stabilising method. This research aimed to enhance the stability and uniformity of pores in glass foam by curing glass powder without any chemical stabilising agent. The glass powder, fly ash additives, and foaming agent were mixed using water and cured in sealed plastic bags. Then the raw glass foam was sintered at 800℃. Given the surface interaction and pozzolanic reactivity of glass and fly ash, bonding was developed along surfaces of particles during curing, which provided stability to the particles and was helpful to maintain viscosity during sintering. Consequently, it was possible to resist the pore collapse within the glass matrix and achieve uniformity in pore size distribution. Subsequently, glass foams possessed high compressive strength (4.1±1MPa with porosity 73.5±2.3%) and low thermal conductivity (<0.2 W/m.K). Furthermore, compared with the pellet making process in powder sintering methods, the curing process makes glass foam manufacturing more convenient for large-scale production. By recycling waste glass of automotive vehicles as to the primary raw material and eliminating chemical stabilising agents, the glass foam manufacturing process will be more sustainable.

Применение контрактов жизненного цикла в транспортной отрасли: проблемы и перспективы

The article discusses the application of the life cycle contract (LCC) for the transport industry in Russia. The purpose of the study is to detect the problems of LCC and identify prospects for expanding the topics of LCC management for the purchase of different types of vehicles. The definition of LCC according to 44-FZ is given, the essence of the form of interaction between the customer and the contractor is revealed. The main documents regulating the objects of procurement for LCC are listed, changes and amendments to these documents are proposed. The types of vehicles that can be purchased by LCC are indicated. The advantages of using LCC for the purchase of vehicles are described. Information about the scientific base in the field of LCC is mentioned and an assessment of the practical application of long-term contracts in Russia is given. An example of an existing LCC for the supply of electric buses in Moscow is analyzed in detail. As in the example, the main provisions and the sequence of concluding a contract with a state customer are considered. The data for the last four years on the conclusion of the LCC between the State Unitary Enterprise «Mosgortrans» and vehicle manufacturers are presented. The stages of the life cycle that are not included in the existing LCC are identified, the reasons for their lack are substantiated. It is proposed to introduce a new form of contractual relationship between the customer and the contractor in B2B and B2C segments to transfer the principles of LCC to other markets with the introduction of a new concept for these markets. The evaluation of the state of the age structure of the urban transport park, air and water vessels is given. The main problems of LCC implementation are considered. The prospects for expanding the topics of LCC management are determined. The authors raised the issue of vehicle recycling and the lack of recycling facilities proposed and justified recommendations for the creation of recycling enterprises for urban transport. Organizational and technological issues regarding the construction of a recycling system are touched upon. The main provisions for solving the LCC problems and the release of long-term contracts to a new level are formulated.

Организация единой утилизационной системы для транспортных средств на территории России

The problem of disposal of vehicles that had been decommissioned was raised. The assessment of the vehicle recycling system of European countries is given. The analysis of the age structure of the city fleet of vehicles according to Rosstat data for the end of 2019 was carried out. The problems of the current recycling system in Russia have been identified. In the course of the study, the order of vehicle types entry into a single recycling system was determined. The structure of recycling production based on foreign experience is described. The purposes of utilization capacities by sites and technologies of utilization are determined. A methodology for determining the rational placement of recycling facilities on the territory of Russia was developed, taking into account the criterion of the city size and the criterion of manufacturability. For the calculation part, the values of the potentials of the cities with the largest congestion of vehicles are used. The reasons for excluding cities of federal significance from further calculations are substantiated. The grouping of cities for the graphic part is reasoned. The parameters allowing to determine the appropriate location of shredder installations are revealed. The methodology takes into account the criterion of improving the socio-economic situation of small and medium-sized cities. The approbation of the methodology verification is presented and the results obtained for evaluation of labour resources are verified. One of the results obtained did not pass the population test, but an additional analysis was carried out.

A mechanistic model to link technical specifications of vehicle end‐of‐life treatment with the potential of closed‐loop recycling of post‐consumer scrap alloys

AbstractClosed‐loop recycling of scrap from end‐of‐life (EoL) vehicles could reduce the demand for virgin material production and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, current modeling frameworks for closed‐loop recycling lack a mechanistic representation of the linkage between the changes in scrap quality (i.e., alloying element composition) and the EoL treatment practices, demonstrating a challenge to comprehensively assess the merits of closed‐loop recycling. The Vehicle Recycling LCA model (VehiReLCA) was developed to address this challenge by parameterizing the key factors involved in the EoL treatment steps, quantifying their influences on the alloying composition of resulting scrap ingots and ultimately, the associated closed‐loop utilization ratios and life cycle GHG emissions. A series of scenarios were investigated, representing a wide range of results that originated from different assumptions of scrap mixing, sorting efficiency, and remelting for six vehicle archetypes. Based on the prevailing assumption of constant closed‐loop utilization ratios in the literature, the life cycle GHG emissions for conventional (lightweight) internal combustion engine vehicle, plug‐in electric vehicle and battery electric vehicle were 3788 (4598), 4136 (4799), and 3327 (4166) kg CO2‐eq per vehicle, respectively. In comparison, explicitly correlating the alloy compositions with random sorting error and/or cross‐mixing of vehicle components often led to an order of magnitude decrease in scrap utilization ratios. Accordingly, the increase in GHG emissions, compared to those estimated using constant utilization ratios, varied from 15%–47% (for all archetypes when 2% random sorting error was considered) to 64%–71% (for lightweight archetypes when the most heterogeneity of EoL treatment steps was assumed). This revealed a significant range of uncertainty regarding the GHG reduction benefits of closed‐loop recycling that was not previously identified in the literature.

Assessment of end-of-life vehicle recycling: Remanufacturing waste sheet steel into mesh sheet.

The automobile industry contributes significantly to global energy use and carbon emissions. Hence, there are significant economic and environmental benefits in recovering materials from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). Here, the remanufacturing of waste steel sheet (WSS) from ELVs into useful mesh steel sheet (MSS) for metal forming applications was evaluated based on its technological, economic, and environmental feasibility. A remanufacturing plant with a dismantling capacity of over 30,171 ELV/year and a recovery capacity of 1000 m2/d of WSS was used as a case study. Remanufacturing can achieve a total reduction of ~3800 kg CO2/ELV and an economic benefit of ~775 USD/ELV compared with conventional recycling. The calculated feasibility indexes were similar to or exceeded standard feasibility thresholds, indicating that WSS remanufacturing is a viable sustainable development route and has synergistic benefits when combined with existing recycling plants, especially in developing countries as small-to-medium enterprises.

The Decision-Making Analysis on End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Extending Producer Responsibility Policy in the Context of Remanufacturing

Abstract For ensuring an ideal recycling rate, the extending producer responsibility (Extending Producer Responsibility) has been recognized by more and more governments. And an increasing number of original vehicle manufacturers (Original Vehicle Manufacturers) participated in their End-of-Life vehicles (End-of-Life Vehicles) reusing to fulfil their social responsibility. The Original Vehicle Manufacturers can do well in auto parts remanufacturing due to their knowledge and skills of vehicle manufacturing, and the third-party vehicle recyclers are more capable of recycling the End-of-Life Vehicles due to their skills and facilities of waste recycling. To better improve the End-of-Life Vehicle reusing businesses and improve the efficiency and quality of End-of-Life Vehicle recycling and remanufacturing, this research built a remanufacturing system with dual-cycle End-of-Life Vehicle recycling. Moreover, for the well operation of this system, the researchers established the game model between Original Vehicle Manufacturers and third-party recyclers with the government involved and analyzed this model with evolutionary game theory. This research found that there are two evolutionary stable strategies (ESS) for the two groups. For well operation of remanufacturing system with dual-cycle End-of-Life Vehicle recycling, the government need to use the Extending Producer Responsibility policy to impose strict restrictions on Original Vehicle Manufacturers doing End-of-Life Vehicle recycling through promoting Original Vehicle Manufacturers’ recycling quantity standard and the penalty for insufficient End-of-Life Vehicle recycling. Further, this research also found that the licensing fee that the third-party recycler needs to pay the Original Vehicle Manufacturer for getting the recycling business plays a vital role in the ESS.

Editorial: Challenges on end-of-life battery recycling of electric vehicles.

Editorial: Challenges on end-of-life battery recycling of electric vehicles.

The Decision-Making Analysis on End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling and Remanufacturing under Extended Producer Responsibility Policy

This research develops a dual-cycle ELV recycling and remanufacturing system to better understand and improve the efficiency of the ELV recycling and remanufacturing businesses. For the flawless operation of this system, the researchers employed evolutionary game theory to establish a game model between original vehicle manufacturers (OVMs) and third-party recyclers with the government involved. This research presents evolutionary stable strategies (ESS) that could promote an ELV recycling and remanufacturing system. Results show that OVMs’ expected profit difference between choosing and not choosing authorization is crucial in their ESS. The licensing fee plays a part of OVMs’ expected profit difference. Based on the results, optimal ESS could be achieved when the OVMs’ expected profit difference between choosing authorization and not choosing authorization and the third-party recyclers’ profit when paying the licensing fee are both positive. Then, the two groups’ involvement in dual-cycle ELV recycling and the remanufacturing system can be ensured. This research implicates the government to devise appropriate reward and punishment strategy to encourage OVMs and third-party recyclers to collaborate for efficient recycling and remanufacturing systems. Particularly, the government is suggested to impose strict restrictions on OVMs to carry ELV recycling and provide support to promote recycling quantity standards. Hence, the ELV recycling and remanufacturing system would be strengthened, thus improving waste management which is crucial for both environmental and resource efficiency.

An Inclusive and Effective End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling System in India: Balancing Economy and Ecology from Grave to Cradle

End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) in India are often recycled by car breaking yards operating in the informal sector. In the absence of well-established, state-of-the-art ELV mechanisms, their work – ensures crucial recycling of ELVs. Multiple qualitative analysis methods, such as desk study, literature review, and field visits, are utilized. Our study shows the following: car breaking yards frequently work in an inefficient manner causing environmental hazards and health risks; the replacement policy adopted during vehicle servicing by Original Equipment Manufacturers and Authorized Dealers results in inefficient material use; Informal actors such as Private workshop owners and Reconditioning shops enable significant savings in material and costs, partly by substituting capital and energy with labour. We propose an inclusive 3R (reuse, recondition, and recycle) framework, which integrates various informal actors involved in ELV recycling. This sustainability-oriented framework ensures that the components and materials circulate in a closed loop.

Holistic approaches and advanced technologies in aviation product recycling

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze existing policies, methods and technologies, which are aimed at the rational and proper handling of decommissioned aviation transport means, determination of the world trends and substantiation of the prospects for implementation of utilization and recycling programs in the aviation industry. This research is devoted to problems of utilization and recycling of decommissioned aircraft and its components: features of proper handling of aviation industry vehicles are considered; the analysis of existing methods and technologies aimed at the rational and correct handling of the end-of-life aircraft is carried out; the necessity of the introduction of the system of complex utilization of aviation equipment is substantiated; the ecological and economic problems connected with the utilization and recycling of aviation vehicles, their units and units are considered; and the relevance and feasibility of introducing recycling programs in the field of aviation industry waste management are substantiated.Design/methodology/approachProblems of utilization and recycling of decommissioned aircraft and its components are considered in this research. The analysis of existing methods and technologies aimed at the rational and correct handling of the end-of-life aircraft is carried out. In addition to this, the ecological and economic problems connected with the utilization and recycling of aviation vehicles, their units and parts are considered. Moreover, the relevance and feasibility of introducing recycling programs in the field of aviation industry waste management are substantiated.FindingsIn this study, the life cycle of aircraft is carried out and analyzed. The existing methodologies and approaches to end-of-life aircraft recycling and utilization are presented in this paper. The experience of the leading organizations in the sphere of decommissioned aircraft recycling, such as Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association and Process for Advanced Management of End-of-Life Aircraft, are considered as well. Environmental and economical benefits to aviation and neighbor industries, arising from the introduction of aircraft recycling systems, are shown.Originality/valueThe existing experience of leading companies in the aviation and aircraft recycling industry is accumulated and analyzed to show and propose the general methodology for the development and implementation methodology of end-of-life aircraft recycling and utilization.

Life cycle assessment on automotive bumper: Scenario analysis based on End-of-Life vehicle recycling system in Japan.

In the last three decades, the increased use of plastics is rapidly becoming a global environmental issue, resulting in growing landfills, pollution of surrounding atmosphere, and possible greenhouse effect. The automotive industry, as a major demander of plastic materials, is starting to take responsibility on sustainable actions. Japan, as the world's top tier car manufacturing and dealing country, has been taking attempts to the proper dealings of used auto-plastic. This research aims to find out current situation of auto-plastic recycling industry after these attempts. Furthermore, this research compares pros and cons of each treatment and methods under treatment environmentally as well as economically from the point of recycling operators using life cycle assessment. Bumper is chosen as the target to represent auto-plastic because of their homogeneity of composition and relatively large share of weight among all auto-plastic parts. The result shows that material recycling amount is decreasing along with recent promotion demonstration. Top reason is that material recycling even reduces carbon emissions, costs far more than energy recovery, and that subsidy is given to energy recovery but not material recycling worsens the situation. Besides that, lack of cooperation between stakeholders on the demand of secondary plastic is impeding material recycling. Also, better scheme on how to separate auto-plastic and what kind would be separated should be noticed by the policymaker.

A Review of Challenges and Opportunities for End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies: A SWOT Analysis

The importance of recycling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) has been widely acknowledged as a means of reducing ELV waste to the environment. This reduced environmental waste contributes to achieving a number of UN SDGs, including the creation of sustainable cities. The recovery of secondary resources, such as metals, from the recycling of ELVs also reduces over-dependence on primary resources. This promotes efficient resource utilization and resource conservation. While recycling systems have been established and laws governing ELV recycling have been implemented in some developed countries, there are no such systems in much of the world, and regulations are few if any. To determine the challenges and opportunities for ELV recycling in developing countries, the literature on ELV recycling processes and activities was reviewed, and a SWOT analysis was done based on the data compiled from the literature, to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. From the SWOT analysis, the common features identified as opportunities were large market size, low labor cost, and the presence of recyclers of ELV parts. The common strengths were identified to be the vehicle registration system, vehicle manufacturing, ELV legislation, ELV recycling, and the waste management system. In the case of weaknesses, the identified features were the technological capacity, waste regulatory framework, vehicle deregistration, ELV regulatory framework, environmental impact and pollution, and the lack of access to information regarding ELVs, and ELV recycling infrastructure. The common threats were perceived as the little attention given to ELV recycling by the governing authorities, the difficulty of doing business, and political and social instability. The results of the SWOT analysis also showed that the opportunities were considerable and the threats were significant for all of the countries in this study. The weaknesses were significant in Nigeria and the other developing countries, and the strengths of the emerging economies tended to be greater. While weaknesses and threats were clearly identified by the SWOT analysis, the SWOT analysis also revealed the strengths and opportunities for recycling ELVs in developing and emerging countries.

Institutional, Technology, and Policies of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry and Its Indication on the Circular Economy- Comparative Analysis Between China and Japan

With economic development and accelerated industrialization, resource consumption has seen rapid increase. Against such a consumer boom, vehicle ownership has rocketed up, which also brings surging numbers of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). Thus, recycling and disposing those ELVs turn out to be a head-scratching issue. As a result, how to effectively collect, dismantle, and recycling ELVs grows into a global topic. In China, over the past two decades, the Chinese vehicle ownership had grown rapidly to 261.5 million in 2019. Likewise, the ELV recycling industry in China also faces mounting challenges, especially in policy-making, recycling system, and the remanufacturing industry. The key challenges in the sector are the loss of ELVs and illegal dismantling. In recent years, despite the emergency of a group of large-scale quality dismantling enterprises, the overall technological level in the industry and the recycling rate require further advancement. In contrast, countries with highly mature automobile industry have seen a different image. Japan, for instance, has been the pioneer in the field of ELV recycling, created well-rounded laws and regulations on the industry, and developed advanced know-hows to cope with technical challenges. Therefore, this study, firstly, tries to summarize the laws and regulations and the latest industrial status of ELVs recycling in China and Japan. The deviation, if any, shall be analyzed between Japan‘s existing system and policy design, and the possible causes. Secondly, the Material Flow Analysis (MFA) method is adopted to analyse the changes of Resource Input Intensity (RII) of steel and oil for vehicles over the past 10 years, which shall provide the basis for future research on material recycling and waste treatment. Thirdly, the overall recycling rate of China's automobile products is analyzed, with the prediction that as technologies advance and related policies evolve, the recycling rate shall increase from 90 to 98% within 5 years. Fourthly, against the backdrop of circular economy development, this paper tries to provide an enlightenment to ELVs recycling management in China and Asian countries, with the stage of social development, policy system, social awareness of resource recycling, market guidance and other factors combined in the research. As a whole, this study tries to facilitate the sustainable development of the ELV recycling industry, provides support for the policy-making, and contributes to the building of a resource-saving and recycling-oriented society.

Analysis of significant parameters the development of rechargeable electric energy storage (REES) national recycle standards

The growth in using battery-based electric vehicles (EV) in the world increased significantly last ten years. This trend was to achieve the global target of reducing the negative impact of conventional vehicles. Simultaneously, in reverse, the waste of Rechargeable Electric Energy Storage (REES) of EV escalated. Sources for REES material were limited, but the demand predicted to mount up in the next decade, so recycling is an option to overcome this problem. However, there are still no standards related to REES recycling of electric vehicles in Indonesia, so preliminary data is required in determining parameters associated with REES recycling standards. The parameters were collected by questionnaire from research-based units or producers in government and private institutions in Indonesia as the baseline of this discussion. The respondents stated that REES recycling has three significant parameters: raw material, process, and product. There were seven parameters in raw material, six parameters of the process, and the product comprises four parameters. Further research and discussion against stakeholders are needed to achieve exemplary implementation of REES recycling standards.

Influence of Material Selection and Product Design on Automotive Vehicle Recyclability

From 2008 to 2020, Chinese automobile production and sales have ranked first in the world. The huge production, sales, and ownership of automobiles will inevitably lead to a rapid increase of end-of-life vehicles in the future and a corresponding issue of resource recycling. Based on the analysis of a practical dismantling study and statistics declared by the supplier of 19.5% of components and parts with a weight greater than 0.5 kg from two typical vehicle models from 2011 to 2013, this paper focuses on nonmetallic components and parts, the connection of components and parts materials, and the product life cycle of each stage, to find rational technical solutions, and therefore maximize recyclability and recoverability and achieve sustainable development. On one hand, recycling at each stage for vehicles is considered in the design and development of products. As a result, it is found that the main methods, which are conducive to recycling, are increasing the use ratio of materials that are easy to recycle. In addition, general principles of material selection are summarized. On the other hand, vehicles’ dismantling is considered in the initial stage of product design and methods of structural design are summarized.