This report, prepared for RenoSam and Danish shredder companies, researched alternative treatments of residue resulting primarily from the shredding of end-of-life vehicles. Through extensive literature research, interviews with Danish shredder companies and landfills, and analyses of environmental and economic factors, the team investigated the implementation of alternative processing methods and recommended several treatment options: co-incineration of shredder waste with municipal solid waste, construction of a joint plant implementing shredder residue processing technology, and exporting of the shredder residue for processing abroad. The recommendations will aid Danish shredder companies in reaching the 2015 EU end-of-life vehicle recycling quota.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Zelic, Matija
• Moakley, John Thomas
• Weller, Marc Franklin

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051110-050238

Keyword

• Refuse and refuse disposal
• Sustainability
• Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Advisor

• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2010

Center

• Copenhagen, Denmark Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Rosendal, René M.
• RenoSam

Date created

• 2010-05-11

Location

• Copenhagen

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04