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Volvo sets goal of 25% recycled plastics in cars

Volvo unveiled a specially-built version of its XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid SUV that uses recycled materials. (Volvo)
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Alister Doyle
June 18, 2018 05:00 AM

OSLO, Norway -- Volvo says at least 25 percent of the plastics used in its new cars will be from recycled materials starting in 2025, in an anti-pollution plan praised by the United Nations.

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