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Kosuke Shiramizu joined Toyota in 1963 and has gained experience in a wide range of production engineering and production areas. He became a member of the board of directors in 1992, and as a Director responsible for environmental issues in the production field he conducted activities for establishing and improving the Environmental Management System, such as ISO 14001. He became a Senior Managing Director in June 1999, also taking charge of environmental issues as Chairman of the Production Environment Committee. He was appointed Executive Vice President, and Chairman of the Recycling Committee in 2001. |
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In order to strengthen activities
to recycle end-of-life vehicles, Toyota adopted the Toyota Recycle
Vision, which sets long-term goals through to 2015. One of the results
of initiatives based on the Toyota Recycle Vision is the new Raum
(launched in May 2003). The Automobile Recycle Technical Center conducts
research on efficient dismantling methods and automobile structures
in the pursuit of improved recyclable vehicle design, and its results
have been incorporated in the new Raum.
In order to establish technologies for materials recycling and thermal
recycling of automobile shredder residue, Toyota constructed an ASR
Recycling and Recovery Pilot Plant and began experimentation. Toyota
is also developing systems in response to the Law on Recycling of
End-of-Life Vehicles, which was adopted in July 2002. |
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| •Organization Chart (As of March 2003) |
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In light of certain conditions, such
as the depletion of resources and environmental impact of waste, it
is essential for Toyota as an automaker to increase the effectiveness
of environmental measures already in place and promote the creation
of a sustainable, recycling-oriented society. Automobiles in particular
have a long use period of 10 years or more, and Toyota recognizes
the need for actions adopted from a longer-term perspective.
It was from this perspective that Toyota established the Toyota Recycle
Vision, a long-term plan for recycling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs).
The Recycle Vision is aimed at realizing as soon as possible the 95%
vehicle recovery rate to be achieved by 2015 (70% ASR* recovery rate)
and also specifies action plans and sets medium-term goals through
to 2010.
*ASR (Automobile Shredder Residue): Residual resin, rubber and glass, after metals are removed from shredded end-of-life vehicles |
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•Action Plan Based on the Toyota Recycle Vision
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•Toyota Recycle Vision — Topics and Goals
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ASR recovery rate of 30% in FY2005 (vehicle recovery rate equivalent to 88%), 50% in FY2010 (92%) and 70% in FY2015 (95%) |
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Vehicle recovery rate of 85% by 2006 and 95% by 2015 |
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Lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium. However, in Japan lead is to be reduced to 1/10 or less of the 1996 level (equivalent to EU). |
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