| Title | Automobile Scrappage and Recycling Industry Study – Overview Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50466 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Kaiser, Robert; Wasson, R. P.; Daniels, A. C. W. |
| Source | 409p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | HH Aerospace Design Company |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publication Date | 19770901 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | After an automobile has lost its utility as a mode of transportation, it is usually unregistered and disposed of as scrap. The principal factors which influence the recovery of materials from junked automobiles are reviewed and evaluated. These include the number and materials composition of the automobiles that are retired annually in the U.S.; the flow of junk automobiles into the commercial recovery cycle and problems associated with abandoned automobiles; operations of the auto wrecking industry where serviceable parts are salvaged; and the structure, operations and technology of the scrap industry which transforms automobile hulks into commercial grades of metal scrap. Since Federal laws and policies impact on the reclamation of materials from junked automobiles, a legal review of key legislation and policies is also included. Because of a strong demand for auto hulks by scrap processors, created by an increased market for ferrous scrap, the problem of an ever-increasing accumulation of unprocessed unregistered automobiles has been stabilized. In 1974, the fractional recovery of metallic materials from the approximately ten million automobiles unregistered that year was higher than from other forms of obsolete scrap. The estimated value of the recovered materials was in excess of one billion dollars. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11852 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11852 |
| TRT Terms | Automobiles; Economic analysis; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Industries; Iron alloys; Junkyards; Legislation; Materials recovery; Motor vehicles; Plastics; Policy; Recycling; Regulations; Rubber; Scrap metal; Solid waste disposal; Steel; Steel plants; Tires |
| General Subjects | economics; Freight Transportation; Law; Policy; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00168893 |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1028 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-OST-77-11; PB-273 286 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50400/50466/DOT-TSC-OST-77-11.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |