Assessment method of end-of-life vehicles recycling network efficiency

Recycling is a final stage closing the life cycle of vehicles. The quality of this process affects the combined impact of automobiles on the environment. Recycling networks differ in the level of efficiency due to the differences in how the recycling system is organized, their environment, and the characteristics of the entities taking part in recycling process. The article presents an algorithm of a method for assessing the effectiveness of a vehicle-recycling network, which can be used in a comparative analysis of networks, or for evaluating changes over time. A set of indicators relating to the technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects was proposed. The article presents the variety of aspects involved in assessing, the efficiency of a vehicle-recycling network the best solution seems to be the inclusion of selected indicators for the assessment model, which will also act as a tool to assess the state of the network and conduct rankings of available solutions. The model for assessing the efficiency has to be preceded by determining the purpose and scope of the assessment and analysis of available evaluation tools.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).