TOKYO, Japan, June 1, 2012 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today disclosed results of the recycling/recovering of 1) fluorocarbons, 2) airbags, 3) Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR) based on Japan's End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Recycling Law for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
- The number of ELVs from which fluorocarbons were collected was approximately 320,000 units (a decrease of 16% compared to the preceding fiscal year).
- The number of ELVs from which airbags were collected was approximately 240,000 units (a decrease of 6% compared to the preceding fiscal year).
- The number of ELVs from which ASR was collected as the final stage of the ELV treatment was approximately 370,000 units (a decrease of 20% compared to the preceding fiscal year).
- The recycling rate of airbag inflators and ASR was 93.6% and 93.3%, respectively, complying with the ordinances of the relevant ministries (85% for airbag inflators and 70% for ASR by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016).
- The total cost of the recycling efforts amounted to 3.48 billion yen, which was 290 million yen less than the total recycling deposits received which was 3.77 billion yen.
Honda will continue its efforts to ensure proper treatment of ELVs and further increase recycling rates.
【Overview of Honda's ELV recycling for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012】
【Timeframe】 April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012
Recycling amount
| Item | Descriptions | Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 |
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| Fluorocarbons | Weight of CFC and HFC collected (kg) | (1)CFC collected (kg) |
4,080 87,754 |
8,004 107,703 |
| 91,834 | 115,707 | |||
| No. of ELVs from which CFC and HFC were collected | (1)CFC (unit) |
17,551 302,951 |
33,564 350,187 |
|
| 320,502 | 383,751 | |||
| Airbags | No. of airbags collected (unit) | (1)Removal/collection (unit) *1 Total [(1)+ (2) units] |
69,210 635,621 |
64,908 600,703 |
| 704,831 | 665,611 | |||
| No. of ELVs from which airbags were collected | (1)Removal/collection (unit) (2)Onboard deployment (unit) (3)Partial removal/collection and |
25,746 216,160 1,838 |
27,325 230,335 717 |
|
| Total [(1)+ (2)+ (3) ] units | 243,744 | 258,377 | ||
| Weight of airbag inflators recycled | Total weight of airbag inflators collected (kg) - - - A Total weight of airbag inflators collected and made ready to be recycled (kg) - - - B |
45,887 | 44,390 | |
| 42,950 | 41,787 | |||
| ASR | No. of ELVs from which ASR was collected | (1)No. of ELVs collected (unit) (2)No. of dismantled vehicles given |
347,425 20,922 |
433,482 29,005 |
| 368,347 | 462,487 | |||
| Weight of ASR collected | (1)Weight of ASR collected (t) (2)Weight of ASR that would have |
66,485 4,083 |
81,435 5,515 |
|
| 70,568 | 86,950 | |||
| Weight of ASR recycled | (1)Weight of ASR taken in to recycling facilities (t) (2)Weight of residue emitted from the recycling facilities (t) (3)Weight of ASR recycled [(1)-(2) t] (4)Weight of ASR that would have been generated if not given to licensed 3rd party whole resource recycling company (t) (5)Weight of residue that would have been exhausted if not given to licensed 3rd party whole resource recycling company (t) (6)Weight of ASR recycled [(4)-(5) t] Total weight of ASR recycled [(3)+ (6) t] - - - D*3 |
65,580 | 74,917 | |
| 3,769 | 5,999 | |||
| 61,811 | 68,919 | |||
| 4,083 | 5,515 | |||
| 45 | 507 | |||
| 4,038 | 5,008 | |||
| 65,848 | 73,927 | |||
| Weight of ASR reduced (t) - - - E | 0 | 0 | ||
Recycling rates
| Item | Descriptions | Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 |
| Airbags B / A |
Recycling rate of airbag inflators (%) *4 | 93.6 | 94.1 |
| ASR D / (C+ E) |
Recycling rate of ASR (%) *5 | 93.3 | 85.0 |
Deposit vs. Cost
| Item | Descriptions | Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 |
| Fluorocarbons | Recycling deposits received (yen) Cost of collecting/recovery/recycling (yen) Balance (yen) |
710,934,132 642,572,334 68,361,798 |
840,002,036 776,350,114 63,651,922 |
| Airbags | Recycling deposits received (yen) Cost of collecting/recovery/recycling (yen) Balance (yen) |
534,777,172 507,585,356 27,191,816 |
535,891,392 510,727,739 25,163,653 |
| ASR | Recycling deposits received (yen) Cost of collecting/recovery/recycling (yen) Balance (yen) |
2,520,737,003 2,329,705,510 191,031,493 |
3,091,539,739 2,809,869,400 281,670,339 |
| Total of 3 items |
Recycling deposits received (yen) Cost of collecting/recovery/recycling (yen) Balance (yen) |
3,766,448,307 3,479,863,200 286,585,107 |
4,467,433,167 4,096,947,253 370,485,914 |
Facilities which conform to the standards for treatment of ASR
For more information about the standard-conforming ASR treatment facilities Honda used, please refer to the website of TOYOTSU Recycle Corporation:
URL:http://www.toyotsurecycle.co.jp/asr/index.html
- *1A method of airbag recycling in which airbags are removed from the vehicle to collect inflators. Then, inflators are recycled at a designated recycling facility.
- *2A method of airbag recycling in which airbags are deployed while they are still on the vehicle.
- *3The total weight of ASR recycle will not be matched with the total of each items due to rounding errors.
- *4Airbag recycling rate = weight of metal collected/weight of inflators collected
- *5
| ASR recycling rate |
= |  |
Weight of ASR taken in to recycling facilities | - |
Weight of residue emitted from the recycling facilities |  |
+ | |
Weight of ASR that would have been generated if not given to licensed 3rd party whole resource recycling company | - | Weight of residue emitted from licensed dismantlers or shredders | |
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| Weight of ASR collected |
+ | Weight of ASR that would have been generated if not given to licensed 3rd party whole resource recycling company |
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