Recycling Autos

The 11th Asian Automotive Environmental Forum delved upon the endof-life journey of an automobile.

- Gunjan D. Bidani

Held with a theme, ‘Automotive Recycling in India: Pathway to the Future - Towards a Sustainable Society’, the 11th Asian Automotive Environmental Forum (AAEF) saw the stakeholders and leaders of the Indian automotive industry come together to delve upon the end of-life journey of an automobile. SIAM, in collaboration with the Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliance (JARA), organised the event in India for the first time. Attracting more than 150 delegates from China, Japan, USA, India and other countries, the conference focused on setting-up a viable infrastructure for the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) journey of automobiles. It also looked at developing solutions to handle ELVs in India with experts from across the globe, government representatives and key stakeholders sharing their experience and knowledge in the area of vehicle recycling. Expressed Sosho Kitajima, MD, NPO JARA, that the AAEF will become a big platform for relevant industry bodies across Asia to exchange latest vehicle disposal techniques in the interest of building a sustainable future.