Product recycling - Disposal
Motorcycles
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Motorcycles
Voluntary recycling activities
In cooperation with other motorcycle manufacturers and a
number of motorcycle importers in Japan, Honda began voluntary
recycling of motorcycles on October 1, 2004. The program,
which is proceeding smoothly in its fourth year with the cooperation
of dealers, importers and others, is a pioneering initiative
in regular, voluntary recycling of motorcycles. Under this
program, motorcycles that
customers want to dispose
of are accepted at dealers or
other specified facilities and
appropriately processed and
recycled at recycling facilities.
In FY2008, with a view to increasing recycling rates, we began experimenting with the
recycling of resin materials
Motorcycle recycling
Outline of Honda’s motorcycle recycling system
FY2008 recycling results
Number of motorcycles accepted
Of the end-of-life motorcycles accepted at designated facilities,
2,115 were Honda products, accounting for 63.8% of the
total. 65.4% of dealers accepting end-of-life motorcycles for
recycling were Honda Dream Dealers.
Recycling rate
According to calculations based on the number of motorcycles
handled at 14 disposal and recycling facilities, the recycling
rate was 84.1% for Honda scooters (including three-wheel
scooters and commercial-use scooters) and 85.7% for
Honda motorcycles. On a unit-average basis, we achieved an
84.6% recycling rate.
Labeling as officially recyclable
All Honda motorcycles sold in Japan include the cost of recycling
in their prices and bear a label to this effect.
