Tech News Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible By Andrew Liszewski Published July 11, 2016 | Comments (0) 𝕏 ...

By using recycled content in its vehicles and ensuring its parts are recyclable, Ford is leading the industry in recycling efforts. Ford’s goal is to have its vehicles be 100 percent recyclable.

The next phase aims to increase this percentage further. The recycled foam will be part of a new "circular seat," which is projected to reduce CO 2 emissions by half while maintaining performance.

As we’ve heard for years, vehicles are some of the most-recycled items in the U.S., with 95 percent of vehicles are recycled at the end of life. Read Ford’s complete message after the jump.

The program recycled 1,000 car seats last year, Baker said. This year, she said they were looking to recycle "as many as we can get done." ...

Back in 2014, Nissan prided itself on using recycled PET bottles to obtain fibers for its seats. At the time, the manufacturer also employed fabrics that came from old clothes.

Ford (NYSE: F) is the first automaker to use the polyester fiber for seats. The fiber is made from a blend of recycled materials including used plastic water bottles and post-industrial waste.

Recycled soda bottle resins are finding a new purpose in seat upholstery that will become standard in the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The fabric, unveiled last month at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is ...

A backpack made entirely from old car seat belts and airbags has exceeded its Kickstarter goal by £45,000. The Airpaq was designed by two German graduates as a college project before being ...

DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. said it is the first automaker to use Repreve brand fiber in the seat fabric of a car -- in this case, the all-new Focus Electric. Repreve is made from a hybrid blend of ...