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Resource Recycling Initiatives
Progress in FY2023
Direct landfill waste(Management TargetCompanies: 20)[FY2022: less than 0.5%]

Less than0.5%

 Promoted strengthening adoption of non-fossilbased plastic
 In 2023, installed demonstration equipment at theOkazaki Plant’s M-Tech Lab for the demonstrationof two concepts employing used batteries fromelectrified vehicles in conjunction with quick chargers and bidirectional chargers, and demonstrations are underway.
 In FY2022 and FY2023, installed 24 autonomous
streetlights employing used batteries at our domestic
facilities and conducted demonstration projects.
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P12 MITSUBISHI MOTORS’ Materiality
P15, P17 Materiality
P23 Environmental Plan Package
P26 Environmental Management
P120 E nvironmental Data Related to Products andBusiness Activities:
Generated waste, generated waste and externally disposed waste (MITUBISHI MOTORS alone),raw material inputs

Basic Approach
The rise in populations and economic growth inemerging markets is leading to a rise in the consumption of minerals, fossil fuels and other resources.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS is working to use fewer
resources and use them more effectively in manufacturing process, so that we can add more value toMITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION Sustainability Report 2024

ESG DataTargets
l 12.2l 12.5

vehicles. This believe underpins our belief that effective resource use is an important priority. The Environmental Plan Package positions resource recycling
as an environmental issue to engage in directly, andwe are contributing to a resource-recycling-oriented
society by minimizing input resources and maximizing resource efficiency.
Countries and industry groups are formulating
various initiatives in order to promote automobile
recycling and correct processing. In response, we
set targets to improve the ease of recycling, reduce
the use of lead, and introduce recycled parts for newvehicles when the “MITSUBISHI MOTORS Recycling
Initiative” was established in 1998. We have continued
to engage in this initiative.

Recycling-Based Design and Development
Under vehicle recycling legislation in Japan, Europe,
China, and other countries, automobile manufacturers are obligated to consider recycling when developing products.
We conduct design and development that actively incorporates not just recycling, but all aspectsof the 3Rs including reduction and reuse. We have
implemented the 3Rs in the stage starting with conceptual design in accordance with our unique “Recycling Plan Guidelines.”
With regard to wires and harnesses, and motors,
we have improved detachability and ease of recyclingin accordance with the “Harness Design Guidelines.”
We are also promoting the increased use in otherparts of recycled materials and non-fossil- based plastic used in vehicles, such as biomass plastics. RecycledBack ◀

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such as dashboards, and biomass plastics are used forinterior parts such as steering wheel garnishes.
At dealers, bumpers recovered or replaced during
repairs are recycled for battery trays and other exterior parts.
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Using Thermoplastic Resin
The “TRITON,” which was launched in 2023, uses easily
recyclable thermoplastic resin* for exterior and interior parts.
* Thermoplastic resin: A plastic that resists deforming at room
temperatures, but softens and becomes easy to mold whenheated, and hardens again when cooled

Main parts (indicated in green)that use thermoplastic resin

Exterior

Interior

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Promote recycling of end-of-life vehicles
MITSUBISHI MOTORS encourages the recycling of endof-life vehicles to reduce the environmental impact
of waste from these vehicles. In Japan, the EuropeanUnion (EU) and other regions, we promote recyclingin accordance with the automobile recycling laws ofeach country. We comply carefully with the evolving
automobile recycling laws that are being introducedin emerging countries in Asia.
The Environmental Targets 2030 identify thereuse of batteries used in electrified vehicles as one
item to be addressed. From the perspective of conserving resources, we are undertaking initiatives toutilize used batteries.

Reuse of Batteries Used in Electrified Vehicles
Used electrified vehicle batteries retain sufficientstorage capacity to make them useful for other applications, so from the perspective of conserving resources we are working to effectively reuse electrified
vehicle batteries. To ensure these batteries can beeffectively used for storage, we are conducting verification using a large-scale rooftop solar power systemat the Okazaki Plant and built a power storage systemthat employs used batteries from the “OUTLANDER
PHEV” (previous model).
In addition, we have begun a joint demonstration
project with Hitachi, Ltd. of the Battery Cube*1, a movable storage battery that utilizes used batteries fromelectrified vehicles. In this demonstration, used bat-MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION Sustainability Report 2024

teries from our “OUTLANDER PHEV” (previous model)

Response to Automobile Recycling Laws in Japan

will be installed in the Battery Cube to verify its prac-

Since the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law was en-ticality in the event of a power outage caused by aacted in Japan in 2005, we have been accepting usedwide-area disaster.

automobile shredder residue (ASR*2), airbags, andIn January 2023, we installed equipment for thedemonstration of two concepts employing usedfluorocarbons for recycling.
Regarding ASR recycling, we participate in ART*3 inbatteries in conjunction with quick chargers and bidi-

order to jointly process ASR. As a result of the cre-rectional chargers at the Okazaki Plant, and we haveation of new processing facilities and other measures,

begun the demonstration. Going forward, we will work

the ASR recycling rate in FY2023 was 96.5%, substan-with energy storage equipment manufacturers totially above the statutory standard of 70% in effectintroduce these systems at Group’s sales companies’

since 2015. We will continue to develop new recyclingdealers and in other locations. (See P35 for details.)

facilities to ensure the stable processing of ASR.

*1 Battery Cube: Registered trademark in Japan of Hitachi HighTech Corporation

In addition, with MIRAI-LABO Co., Ltd., we have begun
the development of autonomous street lighting byreusing batteries from electrified vehicles. Our autonomous street lighting systems store solar power
generated during the day in used electrified vehicle
batteries, using that power to illuminate LED lights
at night. From FY2022 to FY2023, we installed a totalof 24 autonomous street lighting systems and conducted demonstration projects at the Okazaki Plant,
the Mizushima Plant, the Kyoto Plant, and the Tokachi
Research and Development Center, and we hope tobegin commercial sales in FY2024.
In Japan, Europe and North America, we have

We outsource the treatment of airbags and fluorocarbons to the Japan Auto Recycling Partnership(JARP).
In FY2023, our effective recycling rate for end-oflife vehicles*4 exceeded 99%, surpassing the government’s stipulated effective recycling rate of 95%.
*2 Automobile shredder residue*3 A utomobile Shredder Residue Recycling Promotion Teamestablished by 13 companies, including Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.,
Mazda Motor Corporation and MITSUBISHI MOTORS.
*4 Effective recycling rate: The recycling rate for end-of-life vehicles.
The ratio recycled in the dismantling and shredding process isapproximately 83% (cited from the materials of the 3rd joint
meeting of the Automobile Recycling Expert Committee of theCentral Environmental Council and the Automobile Recycling
Working Group of the Industrial Structure Council in May 2003),
multiplied by the remaining ASR ratio of 17% and the ASR recycling rate for the relevant fiscal year.

begun creating a system for collecting used batteries.
The aim is to develop recycling technologies for andproperly dispose of batteries for electric vehicles andplug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Recycling Promotion in the EU
Response to the EU’s Directive on the Recycling ofEnd-of-Life Vehicles
In the EU, in accordance with the End-of-Life Vehicles
Directive*1 established in 2000, automobile manufacturers or importers must accept and recycle end-oflife vehicles.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS built a system of acceptanceand recycling in line with the actual situation of EU
member countries centering on our European subsidiary Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V. (MME).

In the EU, automobile manufacturers must provide
dismantling information for new model vehicles totreatment operators. We provide such information ona timely basis by using the International Dismantling
mobile manufacturers.
Response to the EU’s Directives on Approval for Vehicle Models for Recyclability
In the EU, satisfying the minimum 95% recyclability rate is a requirement for type approval of vehicle
models, and we established a system that satisfies
the requirements of this directive. Our vehicles sold in
the EU meet the requirements of the directive under
this system.

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ated through manufacturing by improving its production processes. As for the generated waste, we reduce
treatment costs and continue to improve the sorting
and treating methods to utilize it as resources.
Effective Use of Resources and Recycling
Reuse within
the process
Internal reuse
Valuable sale
Material recyclingThermal recycling
Simple incineration
Direct to landfill

LowInformation System (IDIS) jointly developed by auto-

We are working to reduce the amount of waste gener-Rate of Effective Use

Provision of Dismantling Information

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Reducing Waste Volume by Upgrading Sludge
Dewatering Equipment (Okazaki Plant)High*1 “Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on
End-of- Life Vehicles”

Initiatives to Reduce Waste Generation andReuse Resources in Production Activities

Valuablematerials

We replaced a sludge dehydrator and sludge conveying
equipment at the Okazaki Plant’s integrated wastewater treatment plant with equipment that uses a different treatment method, thereby reducing emissions ofindustrial waste and saving energy.
In the past, sludge was dewatered using a centrifugal separation method. To lower the sludge’s moisture
content, we introduced a screw-type dehydrator andswitched to an energy-saving sludge conveying system.
As a result of these equipment upgrades, we reduced
the volume of sludge discharged from the integrated
wastewater treatment facility by more than 30%, andelectricity consumption was reduced by more than 50%.

Waste

Responses Related to the Plastic Resource Circulation Act

Newly installed screw-type sludge
dewatering equipment

In FY2023, our volume of industrial waste from products using plastic was 1,796 tons, and the recycling
rate was 97%*2.
We will continue to actively engage in the 3Rs(reduce, reuse, recycle) of waste plastic.
*2 Scope of application: MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

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Achievement of Zero Direct Landfill Waste
With regard to waste generated by our businessactivities, to achieve the goal set in Environmental
Targets 2030 of “zero direct landfill waste (less than0.5%),” we are working to reduce waste generated in external and reuse resources. In FY2023, ourmanagement target companies achieved zero direct
landfill waste (less than 0.5%).
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