Browse » home» bmw » concept » group » manuals » recycling » BMW Group Recycling Concept Manuals

---

BMW Group Recycling Concept Manuals

Sustainability ensured by the ecologically responsible use of resources and materials has been the fundamental policy of the BMW Group for many years. Long before lawmakers introduced appropriate legislation, the BMW Group had developed exemplary processes and methods for the sensible use, recycling and disposal of materials as part of a comprehensive recycling concept.

Sustainability has been a firm element of the BMW Group’s corporate philosophy for many years and is one of the Group’s overriding corporate objectives. This consistent orientation has been duly recognised and acknowledged worldwide: Ever since the introduction of the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index in 1999 as the world’s most significant stock index for companies pursuing a process of sustained management, the BMW Group has been the leading company in the automotive industry ranking No 1 each year. This recognition of BMW’s sustainability strategy by the financial world is reflected within the Company inter alia by a thorough and comprehensive recycling policy.
The BMW Group not only promotes the efficient use of resources within the entire production process as well as the efficient recycling of end-of-life vehicles in accordance with environmental requirements, but also leads the way in recycling-oriented product design. Such “design for recycling” is indeed one of the three interacting core elements underlying the BMW Group’s recycling strategy. The other two core elements are the designation of materials and the Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC) in Lohhof near Munich, which is being upgraded to the status of a fully-fledged competence centre and technology forum for all questions of vehicle recycling.
…
The BMW Group follows a clearly specified procedure in designing parts and components for recycling. To meet recycling standards to the best possible extent from the very beginning in the design phase, recycling specialists first determine the demands made of the components involved. Then, cooperating with construction engineers, they develop solutions within a team. This partnership of interdisciplinary development continues throughout the entire process of product creation, that is from the first concept for a new model all the way to production standard. Benchmarks achieved in the process such as the time required for dismantling or the accessibility of components are revised time and again as work progresses.