| 1970 |
- Toyota Metal Co., Ltd., ELV (end-of-life vehicle) shredding company, established
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| 1981 |
- Material ID marking system introduced
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| 1990 |
- Recycling Committee established
- CFC/HFC collection equipment distributed free of charge to Toyota service shops across Japan
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| 1991 |
- TSOP (Toyota Super Olefin Polymer), a new material with outstanding recyclability, developed and put to practical use
- Bumper recycling system covering Western Tokyo area launched
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| 1994 |
- Technology for recycling painted bumpers into new bumpers developed and put into practical use
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| 1995 |
- Toyota joins with Toyota Metal Co., Ltd., to develop the world's first high-precision dry sorting process; operation of ASR (automobile shredder residue) recycling pilot plant begins
- Toyota develops and applies technologies to sort urethane and fiber from ASR and recycle them as RSPP (Recycled Sound-Proofing Products), a soundproofing material used in vehicles
- Toyota Automobile Dismantling Manual compiled and distributed
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| 1996 |
- Technology to recycle polyurethane bumpers developed
- Bumper recycling system expanded to cover all of Japan
- Device for concentration and separation of engine coolants to be reused as fuel developed and commercialized
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| 1997 |
- Recycling of polyurethane bumpers begins; materials used for battery trays and other parts
- Device for concentration and separation of LLC to be reused as fuel distributed free of charge to dealers across Japan
- Recoverability prior assessment system launched
- New recycling technology developed, comprising a twin-screw reactive extruder processing system that recycles painted bumpers into new bumpers
- Technology developed to recycle waste rubber into products of the same quality as new material
- Use of lead in wire harness coverings discontinued
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| 1998 |
- Elimination of lead in electro-deposited coatings begins
- Toyota Recycling Voluntary Action plan established to strengthen Toyota's commitment to vehicle recovery
- Recycling plant set up inside Toyota Metal Co., Ltd.
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| 1999 |
- Use of soundproofing material, RSPP, expanded to 12 vehicle series
- New TSOP with higher rigidity and flexibility developed and put to practical use
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| 2000 |
- Drafted the Toyota Japanese Dealer Environmental Guidelines and overall action plan for vehicle dealers
- Started trials on sale of used parts in Aichi, Japan
- Completed the development of technology for a commercial system to achieve 90% recovery rate
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| 2001 |
- Established the Automobile Recycle Technical Center inside Toyota Metal Co., Ltd.
- Promoted the reuse of automobile parts nationwide (using e-commerce)）
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| 2002 |
- Began operation of demonstration plant for ASR thermal recycling
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| 2003 |
- Launched sales of the new Raum, which incorporates the concept of design for recycling (DfR)
- Establishment of three designated corporations in response to Japan's Automobile Recycling Law
- ASR Recycling Plant establishes that a 95% vehicle recovery rate is possible
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| 2004 |
- In preparation of Japan's Automobile Recycling Law coming into effect:
- Nationwide recycling and processing structures constructed for three designated items
- Japan Auto Recycling Partnership established
- TH Team for ASR recycling established
- Recycling fees for Toyota vehicles announced
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| 2005 |
- Japan's Automobile Recycling Law comes into effect (January)
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| 2006 |
- ELV Collection Network developed in 22 European Union member nations.
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| 2007 |
- Achieved 70% of ASR recycling rate specified in 2015 legal standards (76%)
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| 2008 |
- Resource Recycling Committee established
- No. of vehicles using Recycled Sound-Proofing Products (RSPP) reaches 15 million.
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| 2009 |
- High Voltage battery collection and recycling system upgraded.
- Start using raw materials made of end of life vehicle bumpers for new vehicle production parts.
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| 2010 |
- The world's first "battery to battery" recycling business began operations. This business extracts nickel from end-of-life hybrid vehicle batteries and reuses it in new batteries.
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