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Ford Recycles Marine Waste: Some parts of the Bronco Sport are made of plastic

Environmental protection is a never-ending topic, in order to "environmental protection", Apple has no longer come with a charger since last year, and this year it is directly abandoning plastic film.

In addition to Apple, Ford Motor from the United States has an exclusive secret in environmental protection, and recently reported that some parts in The Ford Bronco Sport car will be made of recycled garbage plastic in the ocean.

Ford Recycles Marine Waste: Some parts of the Bronco Sport are made of plastic

According to reports, the collected marine garbage is mainly sunglasses, beach shoes or tennis balls, not only that, the wiring harness material required by Ford Bronco Sport is mainly made of plastic from the collected fishing nets.

The strength and durability of these recycled plastics are comparable to nylon materials, guarantee a service life, and save 10% of the material used, so they will also reduce the material required to produce nylon.

Ford Recycles Marine Waste: Some parts of the Bronco Sport are made of plastic

More interestingly, these harness materials will be placed on the side of the second row of seats in the vehicle, and the passengers in the car will not be aware of their presence at all.

Ford Recycles Marine Waste: Some parts of the Bronco Sport are made of plastic

It is worth mentioning that Ford has been using recycled plastic to produce different parts for its models for more than two decades, and recently it has also used recycled water bottles to produce lightweight body protectors, which has improved the aerodynamics of the 2020 Ford Sharp Edge and reduced noise.

In fact, in the field of automobile manufacturing, car companies, including Volvo, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce, are actively exploring the use of recyclable materials to replace traditional leather, etc., in order to achieve environmental protection purposes, I believe that more car companies will join the ranks in the future.

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