Recycling aluminum - How It Works by Norsk Hydro
The demand for mineral resources is growing fast as emerging countries develop economically Some forecasts predict that all currently known mineral resources have been extracted by 2050 if current trends continue some mine sites and new sites exploration are located in areas where local ecosystems should be preserved, and he is concerned about the environmental effects of excavation of topsoil, deforestation and waste water.
Nissan is taking steps to address these problems, we increase the use of renewable resources and recycled materials, in addition to the traditional approach of using the resources more efficiently to reduce the dependence on our efforts in regarding recycled materials are based on the thought that once natural resource is extracted, it should continue to operate, while maintaining quality in order to minimize environmental impact We have set a goal to increase the rate of use of recycled materials in new vehicles whose production begins in 2016 year by 25 in Japan, US and Europe.
the closed-loop recycling is a way to recycle waste generated during the production of vehicle parts and scrap end of life recycled material that has the same quality as new resources, using as a material in the same type of own products with this method, the same material can be used repeatedly, significantly reduces CO 2 emissions and the environmental impact on the life cycle of the products the company focuses its efforts on recycling in closed steel loop, These aluminum and plastic materials, which represent a large part of the content of a vehicle, have a major environmental impact when they are extracted and require a large amount of energy for the production and elimination Nissan works to reduce scrap steel and aluminum remain in the manufacturing process, the company also works with partners commerc ial to collect and reuse waste as material for new vehicle end of life of aluminum wheels are also collected for recycling in fiscal 2015, Nissan collected 2,770 tons of rims In Japan, Nissan collects plastic in the form of debris bumper finished product in its factories and turn it into recycled plastics in a row finished bumper reprocessing implemented in recycled vegetable plastic Oppama have been given a new bumper lives Nissan LEAF and many other new bumpers collected Traded vehicles at dealerships are recycled as materials for under blankets and other components.
Nissan collects aluminum wheels of vehicles at the end of life and recycle as materials in the Nissan factories They are used in high quality suspension parts, which reduces the use of virgin materials aluminum materials déchetsde traditionally recycled be used in engines and a wide range of aluminum parts recyclers today across the country collect Nissan aluminum wheels separately, and this strict separation allows their reuse in the aluminum parts of superior quality.
Development of technology to recycle bumpers removed.
Nissan dealers collecting damaged bumpers are discarded after accident repairs in all regions of Japan, we have developed a device that sprays the collected bumpers and strips the coating without the use of products chemicals in a process which is cheaper than the classic We are beginning to apply these bumper recycled material in two bumpers for repairs and bumpers for new vehicles.
The adoption of parts that use fibers from used plastic bottles.
We managed to develop technology to produce fine fibers of polyester plastic, which had been difficult in the past fibers from recycled plastic bottles used are recycled and used as the main component in sound insulation layers in the insulation board board and ground.
The collection and recycling of plastic bottle caps in automobile parts.
Nissan has started collecting plastic bottle caps scrapped its offices and certain affiliated companies in Japan and recycle them as auto parts for material plastic bottle caps are made from polypropylene, which is also used in many auto parts, and disposed of as waste in some communities as a method to optimize the use of valuable limited resources, we have built mechanisms in collaboration with partner companies to recycle materials for use in automobiles.
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