TO ACHIEVE LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PLAN AND MEASURE PROGRESS. WE DO THIS BY “LIFE CYCLE THINKING” A PROCESS WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL RESOURCES CONSUMED AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH PRESSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHOLE LIFE CYCLE OF OUR PRODUCTS.
In other words, the objective is to discover how much we have improved the new generation product in comparison to the previous one. We then ensure that all the findings are integrated into the new product design and development.
Things such as pioneering the use of high-recovery materials, and researching and using parts that are easy to recycle at the end of their usable life to help easy recycling and recovery are part of the "Life Cycle Thinking" process.
Even the least visible parts of a Lexus are designed with this in mind: recycled bumpers are being used to make trim for the luggage compartment and recycled, shredded soundproofing material is used for the silencer behind the dashboard. Car door trims are now made with the stem of kenaf - a member of the hibiscus family - rather than the woodchips previously used. Kenaf absorbs between two and five times as much CO2 than other plants and is mixed with old waste bumpers from car repair shops to make a door trim that is lighter, has better sound-proofing and uses material that doesn’t deplete forests.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED INFINITELY RECYCLABLE PLASTIC - USED IN ALL OUR VEHICLES AND NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS.
We are pioneering the use of high-recovery materials, and researching and using parts that are easy to recycle at the end of their usable life to help easy recycling and recovery.
Even the least visible parts of a Lexus are designed with this in mind: recycled bumpers are being used to make trim for the luggage compartment and recycled, shredded soundproofing material is used for the silencer behind the dashboard.
Car door trims are now made with the stem of kenaf – a member of the hibiscus family – rather than the woodchips previously used.
Kenaf absorbs between two and five times as much CO2 than other plants and is mixed with old waste bumpers from car repair shops to make door trim that is lighter, has better sound-proofing and uses material that doesn’t deplete forests.
