2007 Interactive Registration Document - Renault

03 ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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the automatic gearbox housings are stiffer in order to limit resonance, while
the converter spring has been upgraded to avoid boom at high levels of
engine torque;
the structural response to vibration was improved by adding a rod – similar
to that found on an aircraft wing – to the frame cross-member.
3.2.2.4 WASTE
MANUFACTURING
Since 1995 regular progress has been made in reducing waste volume,
characterizing the types of waste produced and enhancing the reliability of
treatment and recycling processes.
One of the main events in 2007 was the renewal of the contract with waste
management specialist Veolia Propreté Industries Service, at 16 sites in
France. The aim of this contract is to maintain the safety and continuity
of the waste management chain over the long term, from production to
treatment.
In Spain, waste management services have been grouped together, for
improved synergies between the sites of Vallodolid and Palencia, and better
productivity across all Spanish sites.
In Morocco, a global waste management contract was signed in
October 2007.
Reducing waste volumes ✦
A progress plan has been set up to cut the amount of residual waste sent for
incineration without energy recovery, or sent to landfi ll. To achieve this aim,
the Group is taking action at source (reduction, design, sorting).
The increase in ordinary industrial waste per vehicle produced is mainly due
to the inclusion of new international sites, including Dacia in Romania, RSM in
South Korea, and SOFASA in Colombia. Ordinary waste per vehicle has been
declining since 2002 due to training in sorting at-source and the re-use of
materials.
Partnerships with paint suppliers have made it possible to reduce ordinary waste
such as putty and paint resides. But these reductions have not entirely offset the
increase in hazardous waste caused by the move to water-based paints.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE PER VEHICLE BETWEEN 2001 AND 2007*
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(kg per vehicule)
Ordinary waste Hazardous waste
45.3
38.2
2001
54.7
27.4
2002
52.7
30.7
2003
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28.9
2004
53.0
28.3
2005
49.1
29.2
2006
* The 2007 reporting scope includes production, logistics and engineering sites (see
c hapter 8.4.2). The vehicles included in the production data are those manufactured by the
industrial sites in which Renault has a majority interest.
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28.2
2007
Optimizing waste treatment ✦
Renault is working with its service providers to fi nd ways to cut, re-use and
recycle waste.
DESTINATION OF WASTE IN 2007
The reduction in level 3 waste, from 5.1% in 2006 to 4.7% in 2007, refl ects the
introduction of sorting at source. This decreases the quantities of mixed ordinary
waste sent to landfi ll and thus increases the proportion of waste recovered.
In the emerging countries where Renault is present, infrastructure is often lacking
to collect, transport and treat the waste produced by the automotive industry.
With the support of a number of partners with international reach (cement
manufacturers, waste managers), Renault has put in place innovative waste
treatment solutions that also respect the environment. One of the treatment
options adopted on these markets is to use Renault’s industrial waste as an
alternative fuel or raw material in the furnaces of cement plants.
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