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Recycling End-of-Life Vehicles
To promote the emergence of a recycling-oriented society, Mazda has established recycling processes for end-of-life vehicles and rigidly adheres to the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law. We also carry out surveys and conduct research to further improve our recycling ratios.
Recycling Based on the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law
Achieving a Recycling Ratio of 95%
Mazda is committed to the creation of a recycling-oriented society through the efficient use of resources that are limited in supply. Under Japan's End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law, three designated items -- fluorocarbons, airbags, and automobile shredder residue (ASR)* -- are appropriately processed and recycled by Mazda. In FY2006, our recycling ratio for end-of-life vehicles rose 1 percentage point, from 94% in FY2005, to 95%, enabling us to achieve our initial target four years ahead of schedule. As and when appropriate, recycling fees are paid to dealerships, and we collect end-of-life vehicles for transfer from their final owners to dismantlers. Please see our website for details of recycling fees and recycling performance in FY2006.
the residue that remains after the * Automobile shredder residue (ASR) is fluids and other components needing processing; crushing/shredding of batteries, tires, engines, bumpers and other items after the removal of valuable parts; and their separation and recovery as different metals.
In FY2006, Mazda recovered approximately 44,000 kg of fluorocarbons from some 138,000 vehicles, and approximately 78,000 airbags from some 47,000 vehicles. We increased our recycling ratio for airbags by 1 percentage point from 93% in FY2005, to 94% (compared with the legal minimum of 85%).
Recycling of ASR: Surpassing the 70% Legal Minimum Recycling Ratio for 2015
Mazda ensures rigid legal compliance in recycling, and improvement of recycling ratios, by working through the Automobile Shredder Residue Promotion Team, set up by a group of 12 automotive companies including Group members Ford Japan Limited and PAG Import, Inc.*, as well as Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and others. This grouping has the task of designating points for residue recovery and recycling facilities. ASR recovery at Mazda totaled approximately 34,000 tons in FY2006, from some 196,000 vehicles. Of this total, 24,000 tons were recycled, enabling us to increase our recycling ratio by 7 percentage points from FY2005 to 70% (compared with the legal minimum of 30%). As a result of steady improvement of our annual recycling record following enactment of recycling legislation in 2005, we have achieved the 70% legal minimum for 2015 under the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law nine years early.
of the Premium Automotive * PAG Import, Inc., is the Japanese armunder the Ford umbrella.1 Group (PAG), a general sales organization for brands
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Process
Final owner End-of-life vehicle ELV collection agent (sales company)
FY2006 Recovery of Three Designated Items
Fluorocarbon recovery agent (fluorocarbon recovery)
Vehicles from which fluorocarbons were recovered
Dismantler (appropriate processing of airbags)
137,894
Vehicles from which airbags were recovered Vehicles contributing to ASR gross recovery volume
47,239
195,673 94% (legal minimum: 85%) 70% (legal minimum: 70% by 2015)
Crushing/shredding agent ASR Certified dismantler Fine dismantling
Airbags Recycling ratio ASR
Eco-press Recycling facilities Material recycling facilities Thermal recycling facilities Incineration/landfill facilities Full utilization of recycling facilities (electric furnaces, etc.)
Total value of repaid deposits Total costs of recycling, etc
1,469,818,411 1,495,690,511
Recycling of recovered ASR
Outsourced recycling of fully utilized received materials
ASR Recycling Record
(%) 80
Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons, Recycling of Airbags
Mazda ensures the appropriate processing and recycling of fluorocarbons and airbags through the Japan Auto Recycling Partnership (JARP), an umbrella organization established jointly by automakers in Japan to enable appropriate, failure-free and efficient recovery and recycling of fluorocarbons and airbags.
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