NEW YORK (Scrap Register): Plastics in Volvo Cars will contain at least 25-percent recycled content by 2025, the company announced.

Volvo Cars also urged auto industry suppliers to work more closely with car makers to develop next generation components that are as sustainable as possible, especially with regards to containing more recycled plastics.

To demonstrate the viability of that goal, the company unveiled a version of its XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid SUV with several recycled-plastic components: consoles made from discarded fishing nets, interior carpets and seats made from recycled PET bottles, and, under the hood, sound-absorbing materials made from used Volvo car seats.

“Volvo Cars is committed to minimising its global environmental footprint,” said Hakan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars. “Environmental care is one of Volvo’s core values and we will continue to find new ways to bring this into our business. This car and our recycled plastics ambition are further examples of that commitment.”

The special XC60’s interior has a tunnel console made from renewable fibres and plastics from discarded fishing nets and maritime ropes. On the floor, the carpet contains fibres made from PET plastic bottles and a recycled cotton mix from clothing manufacturers’ offcuts. The seats also use PET fibres from plastic bottles. Used car seats from old Volvo cars were used to create the sound-absorbing material under the car bonnet.