In what BMW is calling 'a first for the automotive industry,' the NEUE KLASSE of electric vehicles set to launch in 2025.
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In what BMW is calling “a first for the automotive industry,” the NEUE KLASSE of electric vehicles set to launch in 2025 will feature plastic parts made from 30 percent recycled fishing nets and ropes, resulting in trim pieces with a 25 percent smaller carbon footprint than parts made from conventionally manufactured plastics.
“In a new initiative developed in cooperation with the Danish company PLASTIX, the BMW Group is taking the recycling of maritime plastic waste a step further,” reads BMW’s official statement. “After separation, fishing nets and ropes undergo an innovative process that produces plastic granules.
In terms of reducing ocean plastics, recycling commercial fishing ropes is a huge deal – so huge, in fact, that I’m surprised we don’t talk about it more here at
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