What if your car was easier to recycle? Hyundai’s Amanda Nummy is helping make it happen. In Episode 52 of Sustainably Speaking, we explore how biomimicry, recycled plastics, and smart design choices are helping the auto industry tackle its waste footprint — and what that means for the next generation of our cars and trucks.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
• How Hyundai’s goal is to use 20% recycled plastics by weight in vehicles by 2030
• Why designing for disassembly is key to making cars easier to recycle
• What we can learn from beetles and tree bark about sustainable design
• How advanced recycling could reshape the auto supply chain
