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Auto Recycling Infographic

AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCERS, RECYCLING LEADERS? ... 95% THE AUTOMOTIVE Honda has increasingly reduced its amount of waste per vehicle: INDUSTRY RECYCLES AN AVERAGE OF OF ITS MANUFACTURING WASTE! In 2004, 2001 2012 was the 1st company to have a zero waste to landfill plant in North America. 62.8 Ibs 1.8 lbs GM Ford have all followed suit. REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE ... IN AUTOMOTIVE TERMS REUSE Since 2007, Toyota has increased its reused and remanufactured parts for servicing existing vehicles. RECYCLE REDUCE Manufacturer audits have found ways to avoid creating waste. GM has 84 manufacturing sites that reuse or recycle 97% of their waste, and convert the remainder to energy. IS THE CURRENT AUTOMOTIVE GM RECYCLING LEADER Suppliers Partnership for the Environment is a GM- initiated collaboration with the rest of the auto industry, their suppliers and the Environmental Protection Agency. Worldwide, GM... Recycled or reused 2.5 million metric tons Has a total of landfill-free facilities. 104 Recovers about $1 billion The equivalent of 38 million trash bags. every year from its reuse and recycling efforts. at its facilities Plans to have 125 in 2012. landfill-free facilities by 2020. THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GETS CREATIVE RECYCLE & REUSE INITIATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY Leftover sound absorbing material Highly oil-absorbent material from GM plants Self-heating, waterproof coats that transform into sleeping bags for the homeless REUSED Clean up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 250 shipping crates OR REPURPOSED Raised beds in a Detroit urban garden Scrapped battery covers Nesting boxes for wood ducks, screech owls and bats Housing construction Wooden pallets IN THE FACTORY A year's worth of Chevrolet Volts, keeping 12,500 lbs of waste out of U.S. landfills GM's oil-soaked booms Cardboard shipping material Sound-dampening material in the headliners of the Buick Lacrosse & Verano Plastic caps & shipping aids Radiator shrouds in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups Air & water baffles for Shredded test tires a variety of GM vehícles REUSED Scrap aluminum shavings from machining transmission casings More casings OR REPURPOSED Plastic material for shipping containers durable enough to hold engine components Paint sludge Solvents used between paint color changes New paint for plant floors BY FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THESE AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS, WE CAN D O OUR PART TO REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT WHILE CREATIVELY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. CONSIDER A COMPANY LIKE INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC (IAA) FOR THE DISPOSAL OF YOUR VEHICLE Annually they... Assist in the recycling or reuse of approximately 179,000 Keep over a trillion Ibs of waste out of landfills Keep non-standard vehiclės out of landfills: boats, buses, motor homes and heavy equipment tons of aluminum Adding up to an energy savings of.. 420 Or 6 million cubic 2.7 million barrels of oil million gallons of gas yards of landfill space IAA WILL SELL YOUR VEHICLE AT AUCTION AND GIVE THE PROCEEDS TO CHARITY WHILE MAKING A BIG “GREEN" DIFFERENCE. Sources: https://1car1difference.com/docs/misc/IAA_Green_Initiatives_Brochure.pdf http://www.saskwastereduction.ca/recycle/resources/industrial-commercial-and-institutional/gm-coats-homeless http://www.saskwastereduction.ca/recycle/resources/industrial-commercial-and-institutional/auto-manufac-zero-waste http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/02/21/how-gm-makes-1-billion-a-year-by-recycling-waste/ DonateCarUSA dontecareusa.com EEE EN

Auto Recycling Infographic

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Did you know that new cars are made out of recycled materials? US car manufactuers are becoming more efficient in order to compete effectively. You can donate your old gas guzzler to your favorite c...

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