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Saturn Corporation and its suppliers are partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) Program and the University of Tennessee (UT) Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies (CCPCT) in a project to develop a model for life-cycle management (LCM). This paper presents key findings from the first phase of the project, a survey by Saturn of its suppliers to determine their interests and needs for a supply chain LCM project, and identifies framework strategies for successful LCM.

In order for post-consumer vehicle recycling to be successful, several systemic needs must become economic and institutionalized, including readily recyclable materials, recycling technologies, applications for recycled materials, materials disassembly and identification methods, and recycling infrastructures. By examining the recycling strategies, organizations and goals of automobile manufacturers in the United States and Japan, as well as recycling research and implementation in both countries, this paper: 1) preliminarily benchmarks U.S. and Japan automaker vehicle recycling programs against these systemic needs, 2) considers the life cycle implications of recycling choices, and 3) discusses future trends in vehicle recycling.