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Current Status of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling in Various Countries
Release time:
05 May,2015
The number of scrapped vehicles in our country is increasing year by year, however, the auto dismantling industry is not doing well. This is because the price of scrap steel has dropped significantly, and the labor costs for dismantling are high, resulting in a large accumulation of scrapped vehicles. Hongfu car crusher is a professional equipment for crushing cars, which can reduce manual operation and cost.
The number of scrapped vehicles in our country is increasing year by year, however, the auto dismantling industry is not doing well. This is because the price of scrap steel has dropped significantly, and the labor costs for dismantling are high, resulting in a large accumulation of scrapped vehicles. Hongfu car crusher is a professional equipment for crushing cars, which can reduce manual operation and cost. So how is the recycling and utilization of scrapped vehicles in other countries? Let's take a look.
United States
30,000 enterprises support the scrapped vehicle processing business
The average lifespan of a car in the United States is about 13 years. Within this average lifespan, a US car travels about 120,000 miles (approximately 190,000 kilometers).
In the United States, scrapped vehicles must be sent to specialized scrapped vehicle recycling and utilization enterprises for processing. As an important material resource, scrapped vehicles have a high residual value and can be recycled and utilized in a completely market-oriented manner. After years of exploration, especially with the adoption of advanced recycling technologies and equipment, the United States is able to recycle and reuse 80% of the parts of each vehicle.
According to statistics, there are currently more than 12,000 scrapped vehicle dismantling enterprises, 20,000 parts remanufacturing enterprises, and 200 post-dismantling scrapped vehicle crushing enterprises nationwide. Most of them operate in conjunction with automobile manufacturing enterprises, dismantling and refurbishing reusable engines, motors, and other parts for resale.
In addition, due to the high subsidy of about US$4,000 (approximately RMB 24,800) for each scrapped vehicle in the United States, Americans generally will not sell scrapped vehicles to the black market.
Japan
Users need to pay a recycling fee
The scrapping rate of vehicles in Japan is very fast, with the average lifespan of passenger cars being 10 years. Approximately 5.5 million vehicles are scrapped each year, roughly equal to the number of new cars sold.
Before 2005, due to the lack of effective laws, hundreds of thousands of old cars were illegally discarded in Japan each year. In view of this, Japan enacted the "Automotive Recycling Act" in 2005. This act stipulates that Japanese consumers must pay a recycling fee when purchasing a new car, and requires that vehicles in use pay a recycling fee within three years of the law's implementation.
These fees include five items: car crushing residue fee, airbag fee, freon processing fee, fund management fee, and information management fee. After payment, the owner will receive a stamped certificate. Without this certificate, the vehicle cannot pass the annual inspection. The recycling fee is set by the automobile manufacturer. Because consumers consider this fee when purchasing a car, automobile manufacturers cannot arbitrarily set the fee.
With the support of legislation, the Japanese government has set a goal of achieving a 95% recycling rate by 2015 for the future development of automobile recycling. To this end, many manufacturers also consider ease of recycling in the design and manufacturing of automobiles.
South Korea
No scrapping age limit for private cars
South Korea's vehicle scrapping standards are divided into two categories: commercial vehicles and private cars. A mandatory scrapping system with a specified scrapping age limit is implemented for commercial vehicles, while there is no scrapping age limit for private cars.
Specifically, the regulations are: 10 years for buses, 5 years for individual taxis, and 3 years for company taxis, with no mileage restrictions. The safety and technical condition of vehicles are mainly supervised and managed through annual inspections.
Scrapped vehicle recycling and dismantling in South Korea are mainly handled by specialized scrapped vehicle recycling and dismantling companies. In addition to scrapped vehicle recycling, dismantling, compacting, and scrap steel processing are all completed at the dismantling enterprises. Dismantled old parts continue to be circulated and sold, while the compacted bodies and initially processed scrap steel are sold to steel enterprises.
EU countries
Recycling is paid for by enterprises
In 2000, the EU issued the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, beginning to incorporate the recycling and utilization of scrapped vehicles into a legalized management system. The directive stipulates that when automobile manufacturers launch new cars in EU countries, they must provide proof that the material recycling rate of their new cars on the market must be at least 85% by weight, and the utilization rate must be at least 95%, in order to obtain a market entry permit. From January 1, 2007, member states began to fully implement this directive.
This End-of-Life Vehicles Directive has promoted the development of old car dismantling and crushing businesses across Europe. Many European countries entrust the responsibility of scrapped vehicle recycling to automobile manufacturers and product importers, and scrapped vehicle owners do not need to pay for the processing of old vehicles.
Industry experts generally believe that among EU countries, Germany, a veteran automotive powerhouse, has done the best in scrapped vehicle recycling and utilization.
With a population of 81 million, Germany has more than 50 million vehicles of all types, and 3.5 million motor vehicles are deregistered each year. Of these, less than 1 million are scrapped and dismantled in Germany, while the remaining more than 2 million are sold to Russia, Poland and other Eastern European countries, as well as Spain and other EU countries through various channels.
The average lifespan of a car in Germany is 7 to 8 years. According to German regulations, new cars are exempt from inspection for the first 3 years, and annual inspections are required thereafter. Generally speaking, the longer the car is used, the higher the repair or maintenance costs required to pass the annual inspection, and the more difficult it is to meet the car emission standards. Therefore, although German law does not stipulate that cars must be scrapped after a certain number of years of use, car owners generally replace or scrap them after a few years depending on their financial resources.
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