Toyota launches circular factory to boost vehicle recycling
Burnaston is to host Toyota Circular Factory, an initiative from Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to recycle, repurpose and remanufacture parts from vehicles at the end of their life.
Activities at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s Derbyshire facility will begin during the third quarter of this year to develop a centre of excellence for future recycling operations across Europe and worldwide.
The Japanese automotive giant said TCF processing will focus on reusable parts, commodity items that can be remanufactured, and materials that can be recycled.
Following a comprehensive validation process, reusable parts will be reintroduced to the market through retailers or distributors. Commodity items including batteries and wheels will be assessed for their potential remanufacture, repurposing or recycling.
Toyota also intends to recycle raw materials such as copper, aluminium, steel and plastic. These could then replace virgin materials as much as possible in the production of new vehicle parts.
In a statement, Leon van der Merwe, TME VP of Circular Economy, said: “We initially anticipate recycling around 10,000 vehicles a year in our UK facility, which will give new life to 120,000 parts, recover 300 tonnes of high-purity plastic and 8,200 tonnes of steel, among other materials.
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