Solid waste mangement practices in automobile industries

Aabgeen Ali; Khadija Gulraiz

Author(s)

Aabgeen Ali Department of Environmental Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Khadija Gulraiz Department of Environmental Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

This article is devoted to a detailed analysis of waste management practices employed in automobile industries worldwide. This work also briefly touches upon the immense role of the automotive industry over any countries GDP growth. Although there are considerable disparities in prices and quality of vehicles produced world over, however the demand for automobile increases annually and in recent times many new and innovative brands of cars have emerged, globally. As this sector is advancing tremendously each year in its production and servicing aspects it is facing new challenges on the environmental front. Automobile industries produce hazardous organic and inorganic wastes on huge scales hence their ethical and responsible management is the absolute need of the hour. The present study, through the aid of secondary data, examines different approaches adopted by different countries for waste management; the goal of each country is to achieve 'zero waste generation'.

Publication Details

Page(s) 641-652

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences Pakistan, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Year: 2021

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Keywords

Automobile, Waste Management, Reuse And Recycle, Automotive Wastes, Plastic Wastes, Rubber Wastes, End-Of-Life Vehicles, Glass Wastes

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