Increasing the Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse of Repair Parts
Expansion of the Honda Recycle Parts Business
Honda has sold highly functional recycled parts such as torque converters, since 1998. In July 2001, the company began marketing reused and recycled parts as Honda Recycle Parts.• Lineup and sales performance of recycled parts
In recent years, the number of models in operation in which reused parts can be applied has decreased, and both performance and durability of functional parts have improved. In consideration of these changing circumstances, and to improve customer satisfaction, we examined whether we should narrow the range of recycled parts and whether we should increase the number of models to which these parts can be applied. • Transition in the Sales of Recycled Parts in Japan
• Present reuse of parts
By effective use of recovered parts and material recycling efforts, we achieved a reuse rate of 89 percent, as shown in the upper right graph. • Examples of Recycled Parts
• Present Reuse of Parts
• Present Reuse of Parts
• Reused parts
Since July 2001 in the Kanto district and January 2002 in the rest of Japan, customers have been provided with the convenience of being able to order both reused and new parts in the same manner through Honda’s genuine-parts distribution channel, providing convenience for purchasers.Reused parts are collected as second-hand parts (16 items) that are selected and removed from two-generations old end-of-life vehicles, and parts (9 items) that are removed from existing in-use vehicles to install optional parts.
In fiscal 2006, we aim to expand our lineup of reused parts and are examining a new business approach to providing customers with more convenience, including the use of an outside sales infrastructure.
• Examples of Reused Parts
Examples of Reused Parts
Removed parts
Recycling of Oil Filters
We collect and disassemble end-of-life oil filters to recycle them as metal and fuel. Also, we reuse some of their components as mass-production parts. We started recovering these filters through Honda dealers on a national scale in January 2004, and began recovering filters from general servicing and repair companies in 2005. In addition, we increased the number of oil filter types targeted for recovery from two to five, and succeeded in recovering these filters in a quantity equivalent to about 20 percent of all filters sold in Japan in fiscal 2005. We will make further efforts to increase the number of end-of-life oil filers collected.
End-of-life filters that are disassembled and recycled
Re-collecting end-of-life filters put in a pail
Recovery and Recycling of Bumpers
In fiscal 2005, we recovered 286,855 replaced bumpers (975 tons) from Honda automobile dealers and general servicing and repair companies. Including the resin from recovered bumpers, a total of 1,641 tons of recycled resin was re-used.As a means of expanding the use of recycled resin, we increased the number of targeted repair-bumper types by 11, to 55 bumper types, in fiscal 2004.
• Number of Bumpers Recovered in Fiscal 2005 and the Amount of Resin Recovered: 286,855 Bumpers, 975 Tons
Bumpers replaced for repair: 285,000 bumpers, 969 tonsEnd-of-life vehicle bumpers: 1,855 bumpers, 6 tons
• Number of Recovered Bumpers in Japan
• Use of Recycled Resin: 1,641 Tons
• Products Made from Recycled Resin
Automobiles: bumper for repair, splash shield, splash guard, etc.
Motorcycles: under cover
• Use of Resin Recycled from Recovered Bumpers
Notes:
1. The use of recycled resin exceeds the amount of resin recovered because the former includes the use of resin recovered from bumpers found defective in the production process and the recycled resin stored since the previous year.
2. For the use of resin recycled from recovered bumpers, the amounts for fiscal 2003 and onwards are calculated assuming the unit weight of a bumper to be 3.4 kg.
1. The use of recycled resin exceeds the amount of resin recovered because the former includes the use of resin recovered from bumpers found defective in the production process and the recycled resin stored since the previous year.
2. For the use of resin recycled from recovered bumpers, the amounts for fiscal 2003 and onwards are calculated assuming the unit weight of a bumper to be 3.4 kg.
