According to the United Nations Environmental Agency, the world produces around 300 million tons of plastic each year, half of which constitutes single-use items. Ford is recycling over one billion plastic bottles every year to develop elements of the car’s interior, reducing the amount of plastic ending up in a landfill. The American car maker has revealed that their Romanian-built EcoSport SUVs’ carpets are made using 470 recycled single-use plastic bottles. The process for making Ford EcoSport carpets involves shredding bottles and their caps into tiny flakes and then heating them to 260° C. Identify the related dimension of the business environment.

Technological dimension

The process of recycling plastic bottles and using them in the manufacturing of car interiors involves technology, including the shredding of bottles, heating them to a specific temperature, and incorporating them into the production process.