From a press release from Honda, 10 of the 14 Honda manufacturing plants in North America sent no waste to landfills, while the remaining four achieved a "virtually zero" level. This undertaking has saved 4.4 billion pounds of waste sent to landfills and, while a major initiative for Honda, was achieved with help of Honda associates waste reduction ideas and implementation.
Examples of Honda associates' waste reduction initiatives include:
Engine plants in Ohio, Alabama and Canada are reusing virtually all leftover sand from aluminum and ferrous metal casting operations. In FY2010, the three plants recycled a total of 9,400 tons of sand, which is used as mulch and landscaping material, and in concrete products.
No steel scrap from North American manufacturing operations has been going to landfills. In one example of Honda's effort to reduce steel scrap, in FY2009, the Marysville Auto Plant initiated a program to reduce the amount of offal by reducing the size of steel sheets used to stamp new body parts. The program, which significantly reduces the environmental impact of transporting and recycling the steel, is now being adopted by other Honda factories in North America including the Canada, Indiana and East Liberty, Ohio, auto plants, and is being considered by other Honda plants around the world.
In FY2008, Honda Power Equipment in Swepsonville, N.C., initiated a closed-loop system for recycling aluminum scrap from the machining trimming process, melting the scrap into ingots that are recycled into die-cast operations.
The East Liberty, Ohio, auto plant built a recycling bin for bolts, other unused fasteners and parts packaging, enabling the factory to recycle more than 22 tons of steel each year
The 2012 Honda Civic Features Video allows you to virtually step inside a 2012 Civic Si. You're in for an experience beyond your average Civic. With its 201-horsepower, 2.4-liter engine and agile handling, the new Civic SI is a formidable foe, but it must overcome a snarling field of supercharged, ferocious mechanized evil in this fast-paced sci-fi rally of competitors. The new Civic Si seats are wrapped in exclusive black cloth with red stitching. The Si logo is emblazoned on the seats, steering wheel and floor mats. And the instrument panel emits a pulse-quickening red glow. The futuristic i-MID, the Si's intelligent Multi-Information Display, quickly communicates vital info such as mpg and audio tracks. The Si is also home to the new power monitor, which shows current engine output as a percentage of peak horsepower. Steer clear of congestion with the available Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ with voice recognition [1], which now includes FM Traffic, a subscription-free service that alerts you to traffic conditions.
From a press release from Honda, 10 of the 14 Honda manufacturing plants in North America sent no waste to landfills, while the remaining four achieved a "virtually zero" level. This undertaking has saved 4.4 billion pounds of waste sent to landfills and, while a major initiative for Honda, was achieved with help of Honda associates waste reduction ideas and implementation. 
