Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Economics and Management, Centre for Value Creation and Human Well-Being Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 13;13(1):4169. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30964-7.
The growing number of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) engenders a genuine concern for achieving sustainable development. Properly recycling ELV is paramount to checking pollution, reducing landfills, and conserving natural resources. The present study evaluates the sustainability of India's ELV recycling system from techno-socio-economic and environmental aspects as an instrumental step for assessing performance and progress. This investigation has performed the Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT) analysis to evaluate ELV recycling in the long-term viability and examine the critical factors and potential. This research makes practical recommendations for effectively encountering persistent challenges in the ELV recycling system based on Indian values. This research adopts an explorative and Integrated bottom-up mixed approach; it interfaces qualitative and quantitative data and secondary research. This study reveals that the social, economic, technological, and environmental aspects of the sustainability of India's ELV recycling system are comparatively limited. The SWOT analysis demonstrates that potential market size and resource recovery are more significant strengths, whereas lack of an appropriate framework and limited technology are major challenges in the recycling of ELVs in India. Sustainable development and economic viability have emerged as great opportunities, while informality and environmental impact have surfaced as primary potential threats to ELV recycling in India. This paper offers insights and yields critical real-world data that may assist in rational decision-making and developing and implementing any subsequent framework.
随着报废车（ELV）数量的不断增加，实现可持续发展引起了人们的真正关注。妥善回收报废车对于控制污染、减少垃圾填埋场和保护自然资源至关重要。本研究从技术-社会-经济和环境方面评估了印度报废车回收系统的可持续性，作为评估绩效和进展的工具步骤。本研究进行了强弱机遇威胁（SWOT）分析，以评估长期报废车回收的可行性，并检查关键因素和潜力。本研究根据印度价值观，为有效应对报废车回收系统中持续存在的挑战提出了切实可行的建议。本研究采用探索性和综合的自下而上混合方法；它结合了定性和定量数据以及二手研究。本研究表明，印度报废车回收系统的社会、经济、技术和环境可持续性方面相对有限。SWOT 分析表明，潜在的市场规模和资源回收是更大的优势，而缺乏适当的框架和有限的技术是印度报废车回收的主要挑战。可持续发展和经济可行性已成为巨大的机遇，而不规范和环境影响已成为印度报废车回收的主要潜在威胁。本文提供了见解，并产生了关键的实际数据，这可能有助于合理决策以及制定和实施任何后续框架。
