GB/T 26989-2011Automobile recovery - Terminology (English PDF)

2.1 Basic terms

2.1.1 End-of-life vehicles (ELVs)

The automobiles, according to the national motor vehicle compulsory scrapping requirements, that have reached the conditions for scrapping or are no longer used by the vehicle owner and are intentionally abandoned.

2.1.2 Dismantling information

Guidance information for correct and environmentally-friendly disposal of scrapped vehicles provided by the manufacturer.

2.1.3 Removal

The operation of removing parts from an assembly such as a car, assembly, or component.

2.1.4 Disassembly/ dismantling

Disassembly of an assembly such as a car, assembly, or component.

2.1.5 Reuse

Direct use of scrapped vehicle parts for their design purpose.

2.1.6 Recycling

After the reprocessing of scrapped vehicle parts, it can meet its original requirements for use or for other purposes, excluding the process of generating energy.

Designs that enable or easily disassemble an assembly such as a car, assembly, or component into a part.

2.2.8 Design for recovery (DFR)

Designs that enable or easily recycle cars, components, and their materials.

2.2.9 Recyclability rate

The percentage of the mass of a new vehicle that can be reused and/or recycled accounting for the complete vehicle kerb mass.

2.2.10 Recoverability rate

The percentage of the mass of the new car that can be recovered and/or recycled accounting for the complete vehicle kerb mass.

2.3 Scrapping and recycling process

2.3.1 Vehicle disaffirming

Activities to confirm scrapped vehicles and take measures to prevent continued use in accordance with prescribed procedures.

2.3.2 Collection of end-of-life vehicles

The process of collecting, storing, marking and recording scrapped vehicles by a qualified recycling company.

2.3.3 A certificate of collection/ destruction Proof that the scrapped vehicle issued by a qualified recycling/disassembly enterprise has been recycled/disassembled.

2.3.4 Collection rate of end-of-life vehicles

The ratio of the actually-collected number of scrapped vehicles to the number of scrapped vehicles.

2.4 Removing, dismantling and recovering process

2.4.1 Treatment

Activities, decomposing, cleaning, combining, processing, remanufacturing, recycling and other operations by physical and chemical methods on waste items and substances to achieve the requirements of reuse, harmlessness or reduction of hazards and environmental protection. technical performance and product quality as the original product after disassembly, cleaning, inspection and classification, processing or transformation, assembly, and re-inspection.

2.4.12 Shredding

Processing method for reducing the size of scrapped vehicles, assemblies or parts by cutting, grinding, shredding or crushing.

2.4.13 Classification

The process of separating and classifying steel, non-ferrous metals, plastics and other materials in crushed materials by screening, magnetic separation, gas separation, and water separation.

2.4.14 Automotive shredder residue (ASR)

The mixtures consist of plastic, resin, glass, rubber, fabric, and a small amount of metal after the vehicles are broken or classified.

2.4.15 Remnants

Solid waste remained after the treatment of the automobile shredder residue.

2.4.16 Waste liquid

Various liquid wastes left in the scrapped vehicles.

2.4.17 Disposal

Activities that take incineration of solid waste and other methods that change the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of solid waste; to reduce the amount of produced solid waste, reduce the volume of solid waste, reduce or eliminate its hazardous components. Or activities that finally place solid waste in the locations and facilities in compliance with environmental protection regulations and are no longer retrieved. […]