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| Honda is reducing the use of packaging materials by encouraging the use of returnable containers in addition to the use of simple packages, review of packaging materials, and alteration of packaging specifications. Also for products exported overseas, we are aggressively introducing returnable containers, not only to the shipment from Japan but also to transporation between overseas areas. |
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Honda has been making efforts to reduce the use of packaging
materials. For example, cardboard, which is a representative packaging material,
is now recycled. To reduce environmental impacts, however, it is also necessary
to reduce the use itself. We are now reviewing packaging materials from various
aspects, including proper strength and impingement protection methods, and are
shifting towards much simpler packaging such as improved packaging pads. Montesa
Honda Factory S.A. in Spain has introduced a system to transport motorcycles
imported from Italy for sale without using packaging materials. This system is
called the Non Packing Import (NPI) system and we intend to introduce it to other
countries. |
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We are also using returnable cases for knock-down (KD) parts,
which are manufactured in Japan and exported overseas for local assembly. We
are exporting KD parts by using returnable external cases to 10 countries around
the world, including the U.S. and Canada. In 2001, we newly developed returnable
internal cases and have been using these to export KD parts to the U.K., thereby
greatly reducing the amount of cardboard used for such exports. Further, Honda
Europe N.V. has introduced returnable cases for motorcycles and has greatly
reduced the use of packaging materials. The company is located in Belgium as
Honda’s base for supplying products to Europe and manages the import and
export of automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, and repaired parts.
Also, we introduced returnable containers to replace the polystyrene foam used for the transportation of rear differential gears to North America, thereby reducing the use of foam materials. |
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For the reuse of waste packaging materials, we are also working to recycle vinyl and film materials, which account for a major part of packaging materials used for transportation.
All of the shrink-wrap films used instead of ropes to bundle the packages to be sent to and within Japan are collected and recycled.
Moreover, for protecting the hoods and trunks of the automobiles to be sent from factories to customers, we have developed and are now using recyclable water-soluble films, which can be attached to the hoods and trunks without adhesives.
As another example of the careful measures that we are taking to promote recycling, we have discontinued the use of adhesive labels for vinyl bags. In the past, we printed the necessary information on the labels, which prevented the recycling of the vinyl bags, but now the information is printed directly onto the bags. |
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