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Jaguar Land Rover uses waste to create car interiors
Recycled materials are being used to good effect by the British marque
01 October 2020 - 05:00
Jaguar Land Rover is looking to a new source for creating its luxury vehicle interiors: the oceans and landfill waste sites.
The British carmaker’s future models will feature floor mats and trims made from earth-friendly Econyl fibre. Created by Aquafil, Econyl is fashioned from recycled industrial plastic, fabric offcuts from clothing manufacturers, fishing nets from the farming industry and those abandoned in the ocean — known as “ghost nets"...
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