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20<br />
the end is a new beginning<br />
<strong>Toyota</strong> has created a dedicated Automobile Recycling<br />
Technical Centre in Japan to experiment<br />
with new techniques for dismantling vehicles for<br />
recovery. This has resulted in the construction<br />
of an operational Automobile Shredder Residue<br />
Recycling Plant which in 2001 achieved <strong>Toyota</strong>’s<br />
voluntary goal of developing the technology for<br />
a commercial system to achieve a high recovery<br />
rate for component materials.<br />
Once Europe’s end-of-life cars have been shredded<br />
to extract usable materials, they still leave<br />
2 million tonnes of residue behind. Traditionally<br />
this has been buried in landfill or incinerated. But<br />
the European ELV and Landfill Directives now in<br />
force limit the use of this solution.<br />
Plastic recycled from<br />
polypropylene is used in<br />
four separate parts.<br />
Recycled plastic for the<br />
bumper, instrument panel<br />
and other coverings.<br />
In Japan, <strong>Toyota</strong> has<br />
developed ways of using<br />
certain foam products<br />
found in vehicle<br />
residue to create recycled<br />
soundproofing<br />
products. Thanks to<br />
the high-quality characteristics<br />
of automotive glass, powdered glass<br />
from shredder residue is recycled into tiles for<br />
use in landscaping pavement.<br />
Shredder residue that cannot be recycled can<br />
nevertheless be melted down into extremely<br />
small packs for landfill, reducing once more the<br />
environmental impact of vehicles on future generations.<br />
<strong>Toyota</strong> Avensis<br />
and the 3 Rs<br />
Two parts use plastic<br />
recycled from<br />
production waste.<br />
Renewable materials<br />
(recycled cotton and wool)<br />
for sound absorption and<br />
insulation.
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