In Japan, approximately 100 million tires, equivalent to 1 million tons, are disposed of very year. Used tires collected from customers at AUTOBACS Group stores are pulverized and processed into chips by specialists and are recycled as a source of thermal energy. At the factories of such specialists collecting used tires from AUTOBACS Group stores in Kanto’s vicinity, over 100 tons of used tires are brought in, selected, broken, and transformed into sources of energies every day. Used oils and batteries are also separated by material and processed correctly by designated operators and are then recycled.

In addition, radiator liquids, bumpers, and aluminum wheels are separated by material and reused. Through recycling them by material, approximately 90% of an entire automobile’s parts are recycled. Recycling fees are used for transforming parts into different materials and for processing airbags and CFC gas that are cumbersome to process.

In response to environmental problems such as disasters caused by climate change, lack of water and food, and depletion of natural resources, which are becoming increasingly serious, we aim to reduce the generation of waste through the development of environmentally friendly products and maintenance services.
We are continuing our efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags by encouraging customers to reduce the use of plastic bags even after the introduction of a fee for plastic bags.

Also, we are working to minimize the amount of waste generated by the packaging of our private brand products by reducing the weight and reviewing the materials of such packaging.

2002年よりオートバックスグループの社会貢献活動の一環として、社内ボランティアを募り、定期的に富士山麓および周辺地域のゴミ拾いを行っています。また、2024年は新たに海岸清掃にも取り組みました。

これらの活動を通じて直接的にゴミ問題に取り組むとともに、回収したゴミの実態をもとに、トータルカーライフサービス業としての今後のあり方や商品開発等を改めて見直す機会としても活用してまいります。

また、本社所在地である江東区豊洲の環境美化に貢献するため、2005年より毎月定期的に本社周辺のゴミ拾い清掃をしています。