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Toyota is building a recycling plant for scrapped vehicles.
Specialized Plastic Compilation 2025-04-01 10:52:22

Toyota is planning to establish its first circular factory in Burnaston, UK, dedicated to recycling end-of-life vehicles. In the first phase, it will process 10,000 cars annually and recycle 300 tons of plastic.

Toyota Motor Europe has announced the establishment of the Toyota Circular Plant, which will carefully and systematically process vehicles at the end of their lifecycle to maximize the environmental benefits of recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing. The first operation will be located at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK's Burnaston plant and is set to commence operations in the third quarter of this year, aiming to become a center of excellence for recycling operations in Europe and globally. This initiative will be implemented alongside the main activities of producing Toyota Corolla vehicles at the TMUK Burnaston plant.
 
Toyota Circular Factory is the name of the company's overall recycling initiative, which is building its end-of-life vehicle processing methods around three key areas: reusable parts, remanufacturable goods, and recyclable materials.

10,000 vehicles per year

After a comprehensive verification process, reusable parts will be returned to the market through retailers or part distributors. The remanufacturing, reuse, or recycling potential of items such as batteries and wheels will be assessed. Finally, Toyota intends to recycle raw materials such as copper, aluminum, steel, and plastics. These recycled materials will then replace as much of the original materials as possible in the production of new vehicles and new parts.
 
“We initially anticipated that our UK plant would recycle around 10,000 cars annually, which would give 120,000 components a new lease of life, recover 300 tons of high-purity plastic, and 8,200 tons of steel – along with other materials,” said Leon van der Merwe, Vice President of Toyota Motor Europe’s Circular Economy. As the next step in the Toyota Circular Factory concept, we plan to introduce similar operations in Europe. We do not limit ourselves to our own facilities; we are eager to collaborate with other organizations that share our passion for the circular economy and commitment to carbon neutrality.”

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