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[GreenYes] General Motors Offers End-of-Life Vehicle Manuals
- Subject: [GreenYes] General Motors Offers End-of-Life Vehicle Manuals
- From: DavidOrr@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:33:10 EST
General Motors Offers End-of-Life Vehicle Manuals
Online recycling information an industry first
DETROIT, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first among U.S. automakers, General
Motors announced today it is making its vehicle recycling information easily
accessible by posting the manuals to its web site.
GM's End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) manuals are available at www.gmability.com ,
the company's corporate stewardship site.
"ELV manuals provide automotive dismantlers with information on which parts
of a vehicle can be recycled," said Terry Cullum, Director of GM Global
Design for Environment. "Currently, 75 percent of a car is recyclable
because the majority of it is metal. But few plastics on vehicles are
recycled due to lack of information out there for the dismantlers. With ELV
manuals now easily accessible, there's potential to significantly increase
the percentage of the vehicle that is recycled.
"These manuals provide the basis for increasing the recycling of plastics and
other materials not currently recycled," Cullum said.
He said posting ELV manuals on www.gmability.com is part of the corporation's
overall sustainability effort to balance business, social and environmental
goals.
"We're hoping to encourage more efficient recycling of materials from
end-of-life vehicles," said Cullum. "Dismantlers will benefit from the
detailed dismantling information that we are providing on the web."
Manuals currently available detail how to dismantle for recycling the 2000
and 2001 models of the Oldsmobile Alero, Cadillac Seville, Chevrolet Camaro,
Chevrolet Corvette and the entire family of light-duty trucks with the
exception of the Chevrolet Astro.
General Motors (NYSE: <A HREF="aol://4785:GM">GM</A>), the world's largest
vehicle manufacturer, designs, builds and markets cars and trucks worldwide.
In 2000, GM earned $5 billion on sales of $183.3 billion. It employs about
386,000 people globally. For more information about GM's environmental
progress in the areas of products, plants and partnerships please visit
www.gm.com/company/gmability/environment .
SOURCE General Motors Corporation
CO: General Motors Corporation
ST: Michigan
IN: AUT MLM ENV
SU:
03/29/2001 10:59 EST http://www.prnewswire.com
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