Designing More Recyclable Vehicles with Hyundai’s Amanda Nummy
What it takes to build a vehicle that’s more recyclable from the start
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What if your car were easier to recycle? Hyundai engineer Amanda Nummy is exploring ways to make it happen. In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, we explore how biomimicry, recycled plastics, and smart design choices are helping the auto industry tackle its waste footprint — and what that means for the next generation of our cars and trucks.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Hyundai’s goal is plans to use 20% recycled plastics by weight in vehicles by 2030
- Why designing for disassembly is key to making cars easier to recycle
- What we can learn from beetles, tree bark, and even cockroaches can teach us about sustainable design
- How advanced recycling could help reshape the auto supply chain
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Amanda Nummy, Senior Polymer Materials Engineer, Hyundai Motor Company
Amanda Nummy is a senior polymer engineer in the automotive industry. Her work covers research and design, product development, and self-directed application development of materials and technology. She lead global collaborations in the areas of sustainability and alternative energy, with a particular interest in preventing plastic waste in the oceans. Nummy also recently began biomimicry consulting in built environments, consumer products, and carbon capture technologies.
Amanda Nummy is a senior polymer engineer in the automotive industry. Her work covers research and design, product development, and self-directed application development of materials and technology. She lead global collaborations in the areas of sustainability and alternative energy, with a particular interest in preventing plastic waste in the oceans. Nummy also recently began biomimicry consulting in built environments, consumer products, and carbon capture technologies.
Mia Quinn, Senior Director, Public Affairs at American Chemistry Council
Mia Quinn leads efforts to communicate the plastics industry’s major sustainability initiatives. She works to bring together experts to share insights in key areas of sustainability, including public policy, product design, recycling, and infrastructure. She is passionate about collaboration, clear communication, and engaging audiences to learn more about innovation and modern solutions for our communities and our country. Mia has a degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis. She grew up in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado and is a lifelong Denver Broncos fan. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two sons.
Mia Quinn leads efforts to communicate the plastics industry’s major sustainability initiatives. She works to bring together experts to share insights in key areas of sustainability, including public policy, product design, recycling, and infrastructure. She is passionate about collaboration, clear communication, and engaging audiences to learn more about innovation and modern solutions for our communities and our country. Mia has a degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis. She grew up in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado and is a lifelong Denver Broncos fan. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two sons.
