Overview
The Need: to create a stable and cost-competitive supply of recycled plastic so that cars can be manufactured economically and with a low environmental impact.
The Solution: Renault initiated a collaboration with multiple stakeholders with the aim of establishing a closed loop for plastics maintained wholly within the local automotive industry.
What makes it particularly smart? Renault adapted an existing ecosystem from its remanufacturing operations rather than creating a new one.
The Result: 36% of the total mass of a new vehicle is made from recycled materials; in a new Espace 20% of plastic is from recycled material.