Ford is working on creating innovative gaskets and seals using recycled tires and bio-renewable soy for upcoming new Ford and Lincoln models. This is part of the automaker's larger global sustainability strategy, which focuses heavily on reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Ford actually introduced the eco-friendly gaskets and seals into their lineup three years ago, after perfecting the process with Recycled Polymeric Materials. While the gaskets and seals are made from recycled and bio-renewable materials…