Volvo Cars - 85 Percent Recyclable!
Volvo is designing its cars with an eye to using recycled / non petroleum derived parts and making them easier to recycle when their useful life is over ...
" ... Volvo cars with 'hard' components such as dashboards and ceilings made of flax and cellulose rather than petroleum-based polymers, ... seats using natural fiber and soya-based foam fillings," ..."
" ... bio-fibers also reduce both the weight of a car and the cost of materials,"... Replacing glass fiber with lower density natural fiber can slash the weight of material used in a car by up to 30 percent of the material replaced ..."
" ... 85 percent by weight of a Volvo car is recyclable, with 26 percent comprising plastics and other non-metallic materials. ... uses renewable materials in close to 100 vegetable-based components, mostly sound absorption blocks or mats made of cotton fibers ..."
Via: Volvo LINK