The future of car recycling is now
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Drop off your end-of-life vehicle free-of-charge to a car-dismantling company near you. It will be recycled in a responsible manner, along with its starter batteries and drive batteries.

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The future of car recycling is now
Together, ARN and partners have succeeded in increasing useful recycling to 98.8% of a car’s weight. We are working together with the entire car recycling chain to create a circular economy.
This is going further and further. What is not possible now will soon be possible.
How much CO₂ do you save with used car parts?
With the new CO₂ calculator, you can see immediately how much CO₂ emissions you save when you choose a used car part instead of a new one.

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ARN stands for sustainable car recycling.
We – on behalf of the car importers – do this together with more than 200 organizations including car dismantling companies, shredding companies, collectors, and recycling companies. And with success! In the Netherlands, 98.8% of each car is reused effectively.
In addition, ARN handles the collection and recycling of EV-batteries for importers. ARN also implements Scooter Recycling Netherlands. We are a not-for-profit organization funded by the recycling fee.
We are a non-profit organization funded by the recycling fee.

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