Ford and Recycled Polymeric Materials have partnered to make gaskets and seals made from recycled tires, soy, and other "biorenewable content." Suzanne Ashe Suzanne Ashe has been covering ...

One way to do this is by using recycled products elsewhere in the vehicle. Ford already uses recycled and bio-based products in their vehicles, but they are starting to get a bit more creative ...

The next time you settle into the seat of a 2013 Ford Fusion, think about this: you're sitting on about 40 recycled plastic bottles. Ford Motor has been a leader in the use of recycled materials ...

Detroit-based nonprofit Mend On The Move reuses recycled leather from the local Ford Auto plant. Detroit non-profit Mend On The Move, which employs women survivors of abuse, is the recipient of ...

Sun visors have already become must-have accessories in any car on the road, but Ford is ready to turn them into lifesaving components. The carmaker has recently patented a new sun visor design ...

The automotive giant is going green, upholstering interiors of cars with used denim. Now tires aren’t the only parts to hug the curves. The 2012 Ford Focus–launching early next year–is set ...

Detroit — Ford Motor Co. is keeping plastics involved as it moves toward sustainability. The Dearborn, Mich.-based auto giant wants to have 20 percent renewable and recycled plastics in its ...

Specifically, Ford has a clear strategy to increase the use of recycled materials in vehicle interiors. As reported in the LA Times, a company spokesperson said, "we're looking to use things that ...

Greensboro-based Unifi (NYSE: UFI) has partnered with Ford to provide the automaker with its <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/06/30/story9.html ...