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Japan's new plan to tackle automotive textile waste

07 Jul '25
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Japan's new plan to tackle automotive textile waste
Japan's new plan to tackle automotive textile waste

Insights

  • The $****+ billion automotive textiles market continues to expand.
  • Most materials end up as waste due to poor recovery from end-of-life vehicles.
  • Automotive shredder residue (ASR) remains a major recycling bottleneck, wasting recoverable textiles and plastics.
  • The new BlueRebirth Council aims to close the loop via robotic dismantling and digital traceability.

The recycling bottleneck

ELV processing typically achieves **-** per cent material recovery—primarily metals, tyres, glass—via shredding, and metal recovery. The remaining **-** per cent by weight—commonly referred to as automotive shredder residue (ASR)—poses a significant challenge. This is a complex mix of plastics, rubbers, foams and textiles.

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