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| In Japan and indeed throughout the world, people are keenly moving towards the establishment of recycling societies. Honda, ahead of many others, has been implementing diverse environmental projects. We will continue to conduct research and other activities which will give us an insight into the future, in order to steadily promote environmental activities in response to accelerating changes in society. |
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December 1999, we established a dismantling verification center within Honda Engineering’s
Tochigi technical center. The dismantling verification center is mainly engaged
in research on the necessary technologies for dismantling ELVs, information provision,
providing feedback in order to help design automobiles that can be more easily
dismantled, and in identifying the requirements for ELV dismantling support devices. Subsequently, in Europe, we established the Europe Recycle Center (ERC) to promote our unique recycling activities, while in Japan, the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law was enacted focusing on the recycling of three items (CFCs, airbags, and shredder dust). In view of these events, we closed the dismantling verification center, as the center was considered to have successfully achieved its initial aim. |
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In 1998, APH, Honda’s distributor in Thailand, started to
purchase second-hand Honda motorcycles sold in the domestic market, rebuild them
at its special plant, and to sell them as rebuilt products. This was an attempt
to make more effective use of resources, reduce waste, and to promote recycling.
By June 2002, a total of 4,273 rebuilt motorcycles were marketed. Specifically,
second-hand motorcycles purchased at auctions, etc. are dismantled at APH’s
special plant and the parts are stored after being sorted, repaired or repainted
according to their condition. These parts are then rebuilt into motorcycles, which
are sold through sales companies selected by APH. APH has been providing the rebuilding
know-how to sales companies, who themselves are establishing the system to procure,
rebuild, and sell second-hand motorcycles. Already 23 sales companies have their
own rebuilding facilities, demonstrating how such rebuilding efforts have been
made across the entire country. AHP will further pursue the possibility of a completely
closed recycling system for motorcycles by taking further appropriate measures. |
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