RUBBER RECYCLING
May 1st, 2003
BY JONATHAN THOMSON
FORD UK has promised that covers and jackets for its vehicle owner manuals will be made from recycled rubber in future as part of a pledge to recycle all of its manufacturing waste. The move came as Ford signed up to the Mayor of London's "Green Procurement Code" run by London Remade. A spokesman said Ford's engineers had highlighted that tyres would be the main source for materials.
FORD UK has promised that covers and jackets for its vehicle owner manuals will be made from recycled rubber in future as part of a pledge to recycle all of its manufacturing waste. The move came as Ford signed up to the Mayor of London's "Green Procurement Code" run by London Remade. A spokesman said Ford's engineers had highlighted that tyres would be the main source for materials.
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