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Implementation of ELV Directive in Poland, as an Example of Emerging Market Country

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Environmental Issues in Automotive Industry

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In the European Union for over decade the End-Life-Vehicles (ELV) directive is shaping the automotive sector aftermarket approach. Poland is an example of the emerging market country which joint European Union, when ELV directive was already agreed. In Poland since 2006 efforts are made in order to organize the recovery network for ELV vehicles, but still a number of problems appear. This chapter focuses on the End-Life-Vehicles management. The state-of art is provided as well as the highlights for the improvement of current situation. The chapter presents the overview of the problems which appear by the configuration of the reverse logistics network. Author discusses the theoretical background, indicating main factors, which influence the scope and geographical distribution of the recovery network.

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Golinska, P. (2014). Implementation of ELV Directive in Poland, as an Example of Emerging Market Country. In: Golinska, P. (eds) Environmental Issues in Automotive Industry. EcoProduction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23837-6_11

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