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| Honda started to market the parts that had been wasted after use as “Honda Recycle Parts” (composed of recycled and reused parts) under the slogan of “Effective use of second-hand parts for the environment while maintaining quality and minimizing the burdens imposed on customers” to further promote the recyclability of our parts. |
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Since October 1998, Honda has been selling at reasonable
prices parts recycled from those parts replaced with new ones during repair
work. At genuine Honda parts manufacturers, end-of-life components in those
parts to be reused are replaced with new ones, and the new parts are recycled
as fully functioning high-quality parts, monitored to Honda’s criteria. |
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We have been selling those parts that were selected and removed from ELVs based on the Honda Standards and parts of new automobiles replaced with optional parts as reusable parts at lower prices since July 2001 in the Kanto region and since January 2002 in all the regions in Japan. |
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Honda collects and disassembles 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 in January 2004. In addition, we increased the number of oil filter types targeted for recovery from two to five. In fiscal 2006, we recovered these filters in a quantity equivalent to approximately 27% of all filters sold in Japan. |
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Honda is developing devices and systems to remove parts more rapidly in the dismantling process and to dispose of them more safely.
We are supporting dismantlers by proposing the use of such devices and systems and promoting the proper disposal and recycling of materials. |
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In March 2003, we announced a new dismantling line equipped
with a new vehicle turnover device for dismantling, which enables the recovery
of glass and rear suspensions even while the automobile is being turned over.
Due to such improvements, the time required for recovery has been reduced by approximately
62% compared with the previous model. We commenced the sale of such devices, targeting
vehicle dismantlers. The dismantling line enables dismantlers to deliver end-of-life
vehicles to their plants, dispose of waste liquids, remove parts and press the
dismantled automobiles in a single work flow. Accordingly, work efficiency has
doubled compared with the traditional dismantling methods. |
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Honda prepared the manual explaining how to dismantle the
parts designated by the public organizations and the parts recommended by Honda
in an easy-to-understand manner. Copies have been distributed to all Honda sales
bases and the associated dismantlers in January 2002. |
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IMA batteries used for Honda’s hybrid cars are nickel-metal
hydride (Ni-MH) batteries, and we established our own system to recover these
batteries in 1999. The recovered IMA batteries are effectively recycled into
stainless steel and battery materials. |
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Honda has been asking its dealers to manage ELVs using manifests*.
Also for air bag inflators, we are cooperating with other manufacturers in the
examinations on their recovery and disposal system promoted by the automobile
industry.
*Documents used for managing the disposal of industrial
waste, including ELVs, which clearly shows the responsibilities of those generating
the waste. |
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| In recent years, much of the
beautiful and rich beach environment has been damaged due to waste generated
by various leisure and sports activities conducted on beaches. Honda has developed
a beach cleaner that efficiently collects driftwood, ropes, PET bottles, discarded
cigarette stubs, etc. The cleaner is to be pulled by an all terrain vehicle
(ATV) equipped with balloon tires, which are entirely suitable for beach activities.
This cleaner contributes to the efficient recovery of waste, which is a key
to waste recycling, and to the maintenance of a wholesome beach environment. |
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