autofluff

English

Alternative forms

• auto fluff

Etymology

auto- +‎ fluff

Noun

autofluff (uncountable)

1. A mixture of non-ferrous materials used in automobiles, difficult to recycle.
   • 1995, American Chemical Society, Preprints of papers, volume 40, numbers 3-4:

     When old cars and trucks are sent to scrap yards for shredding to recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals, large quantities of non-metallic waste, referred to as autofluff, are generated.

   • 1997, A. V. Bridgwater, D. G. B. Boocock, Developments in thermochemical biomass conversion, volume 2, page 960:

     […] heterogeneous organic matter such as, residual biomass, classified urban wastes (RDF), autofluff, residual non-recyclable plastics, rubbers as well as other industrial organic wastes.