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ROLE OF RECYCLING OF USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON REDUCTION IN CARBON FOOTPRINT AND SUBSEQUENT ENERGY CONSERVATION

Ahrar Ahmad

Dr. Vilas B. Shinde

Abstract

Global warming is one of the major issues nowadays due to carbon emissions. In most conversations about ecological matters and guidelines, the conveyance is emphasized as one of the leading contaminant emanations and energy utilization resources. The consideration presented to motorized manufacturing is comprehensible in this perspective due to its size, high rate of growth, existence in our day-to-day life expectancy, and of course, its environmentally friendly influence. Suppose we examine the “greenness” of car producers. In that case, we will discover concern in unprocessed substance use, manufacture procedures, road use, and activities on End-of-Life vehicles. The most critical manufacturing problems are high energy intake, high carbon footprint, excessive use of raw materials, and wastewater disposal into natural water resources. This leads to contamination due to ingredients of worry, like Cadmium, Lead, Hexavalent Chromium, and Mercury. Because of the carbon emanations and power use, cars’ service is the leading stage of its life cycle due to the mixture of internal combustion engines with fossil fuels. The latest pressure is aimed at the End-of-Life vehicles (ELV). Landfills locations are also becoming deficient, and the pollution of soil and aquifers fulfils the picture. In this paper, the researchers have focused on reusing used automotive components and their benefits on energy conservation, reducing carbon footprint, and minimizing the landfill requirements for dumping the scrap gathered from automotive parts after its expiry

Keywords- Reuse, Recycling, Pollution, Carbon footprint

Volume (2023)

Number 2 (Feb)

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