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Circular Economy in Automotive Aftersales in India

Automotive aftersales already touches circular materials: oil, batteries, tyres, scrap parts. Used engine oil is the easiest first SKU because litres are daily and buyers exist. Globe Toyota's BioTradX partnership, reported by CSR Universe and Magic Wand Media, started there.

29 June 2026
7 min read
By BioTradX Team
Used engine oil, filters, and batteries are the aftersales circular agenda. How dealers can start with oil via BioTradX, as Globe Toyota did.

Start with oil, not a 20-category CSR deck

Oil has a recycler market and a legal hook (hazardous waste plus EPR). Win that, then add filters and other streams.

What 'circular' means in a pit

Named vendor, measured litres, downstream authorised plant. Not a once-a-year collection drive.

Brand and group reporting

OEM dealer groups need numbers. ET Auto and JCBL Group press release made the Globe Toyota story reportable because the model is specific: used engine oil, a platform, a dealer network.

How to start this quarter

List workshop oil on BioTradX. Put monthly litres on the aftersales dashboard next to throughput.