From plastic bottles to car parts

In an effort to become a more "sustainable" vehicle manufacturer, General Motors is turning recycled plastic water bottles into car parts, air filters, and even clothing destined for homeless shelters: part of a new philosophy that increasingly views "waste" as a "resource out of place." (All photo courtesy of GM)

In an effort to become a more "sustainable" vehicle manufacturer, General Motors is turning recycled plastic water bottles into car parts, air filters, and even clothing destined for homeless shelters: part of a new philosophy that increasingly views "waste" as a "resource out of place." (All photos courtesy of GM)

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Sean Kilcarr

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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

 

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