Following completion of a three-year ‘action plan’, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has achieved its target to recycle 100% of the waste products emanating from its industrial and housekeeping processes, the automaker announced on Tuesday.
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“Having already achieved zero waste to landfill since the site opened in 2001 and a 50% reduction in the total amount of waste generated, TMMF has reached new pinnacles by achieving zero incinerated waste,” it said.
Building a Yaris at TMMF produces 9.5kg of waste but over 4kg is directly recyclable (cardboard, metal, oil, solvents etc.) The remaining 5.5kg is used as substitute fuel (instead of oil, for example) for industrial procedures. In 2005 2.5kg of the 15kg of waste produced per vehicle was incinerated.
“The Toyota Valenciennes factory is one of the first automotive production sites in the world to achieve this result which, just a few years ago, seemed impossible,” said TMMF president Didier Leroy.
The generation of waste is one of four key performance indicators at the site, which also include power and water consumption, and emissions levels for volatile organic compounds. These are regularly and rigorously monitored, culminating in action plans to advance the continuous improvement process.
