Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy ( IF 4.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-08 , DOI: 10.1007/s10098-020-01953-5 Aweewan Mangmeechai 1
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Abstract
The management of many products during their end-of-life stage has not been addressed fully in Thailand. Today, the owners of dismantling facilities and car repair shops are managing end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) increasingly. This ELV market system involves recovering ELVs’ valuable materials and components. At present, information on ELVs’ current status is limited, and this lack of information will lead eventually to managing ELVs improperly. This paper presents an overview of the current status of ELV management in Thailand and proposes an appropriate way to improve it. The objectives of this study are to: (1) estimate the number and distribution of passenger cars (four wheels, but less than seven seats); (2) understand ELV stakeholders’ geographic locations to show the scarcity of ELV hotspots, dismantlers, and recycling industry facilities;(3) study the life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions (LCA GHGs) and the value chain in ELV management; and (4) provide recommendations for an ELV management policy. Field data were collected from key stakeholders in the supply chain. The results showed that a significant number of ELVs are discarded annually, and very few ELVs were sent to recycling facilities. ELVs’ LCA GHGs were estimated to be 540.9–1344 kg CO2e/car. In addition, the value added in ELV management could be in the range of 58–92 million THB million a year (USD 1.7–2.8 million) if these ELV parts are recycled, and recycling ELVs could reduce CO2e emissions by 92,767–159,952 tons.
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中文翻译：
泰国报废车辆管理的生命周期温室气体和价值链
摘要
许多产品在报废阶段的管理在泰国尚未得到充分解决。如今，拆解设施和汽车维修店的所有者越来越多地管理报废车辆 (ELV)。这个 ELV 市场系统涉及回收 ELV 的有价值的材料和组件。目前，关于ELVs现状的信息是有限的，这种信息的缺乏最终会导致ELVs管理不当。本文概述了泰国 ELV 管理的现状，并提出了适当的改进方法。本研究的目的是：（1）估计乘用车（四个轮子，但少于七个座位）的数量和分布；（2）了解ELV利益相关者的地理位置，以显示ELV热点、拆解商和回收行业设施的稀缺性；（3）研究温室气体排放（LCA GHGs）的生命周期和ELV管理中的价值链；(4) 为 ELV 管理政策提供建议。现场数据是从供应链中的主要利益相关者那里收集的。结果表明，每年有大量的 ELVs 被丢弃，很少有 ELVs 被送到回收设施。ELV 的 LCA 温室气体估计为 540.9–1344 kg CO2电子/汽车。此外，如果这些 ELV 部件被回收利用，ELV 管理的附加值每年可能在 58-9200 万泰铢（17-280 万美元）的范围内，回收 ELV 可以减少 92,767-159,952 的 CO 2 e 排放吨。
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