Industrial environment : priority for car industry

The car has an influence on the environment at each stage in its life cycle. The environmental policy adresses each of these phases.

The car has an influence on the environment at each stage in its life cycle. Reflecting this specific characteristic, the environmental policy of PSA Peugeot Citroën addresses each of these phases. The production stage in particular is essential. Although the automotive industry is not generally considered as being particularly aggressive towards the environment, industrial nuisances rank as a major concern for many members of the public. This concern is expressed on two levels: everyday quality of life around the plants and, more generally, the real or perceived risks of ecological accidents. The industrial plants of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group implement a global policy that seeks both to protect the environment and to safeguard quality of life around the plant, including Wuhan plant in Hubei province .
For instance, 85% of production waste is recovered. The Group's plants produce around 700,000 tonnes of metal waste a year. This waste is re-used in the iron and steel industry or in foundries. The other types of waste produced by the Group totaled 475,000 tonnes in 2002.This waste is highly diverse and disposal therefore requires a wide variety of specific processes. Today, 74 % of waste are recovered, with less than 18 % going to landfill. If we include metal waste, the recovery rate is 90 %.