Automotive shredder residue

The shredding of automobiles and major household appliances is a process where a hammermill acts as a giant tree chipper by grinding the materials fed into it to fist-size pieces.

ASR consists of glass, fiber, rubber, automobile liquids, plastics and dirt.

[1] It is estimated that every year in EU nations nearly 3 million tonnes of automotive shredder residue (ASR) are generated.

[2] While half of the waste which contains rubber, textiles and plastics can be transferred into alternative fuels or recycled, the remaining portion is primarily land-filled.

The European Draft directive 2000/53/CE states that by the year 2015, only 5% of the vehicle's weight can be disposed of at landfill sites.