ARN for dealer companies
Whether it is for registering batteries or returning a discarded car; dealer companies contribute to the circular economy through ARN.
Drop-off points
Drop-off points
Find the starter-battery collection point nearest to you.
Submit a drive battery
Submit a drive battery
Submit an end-of-life drive battery or module for recycling
Register a new battery
Register a new battery
In this portal you can register the sales of batteries imported into the Netherlands, irrespective of where they are produced.
Video battery collection
Video battery collection
What happens to the car battery when an electric car is scrapped? Watch the video.
Recycling fee for cars
Recycling fee for cars
The recycling fee is payable on all cars that are registered in the Netherlands. In addition to new cars, this now includes all imported cars that are registered in the Netherlands for the first time.
What happens to an end-of-life vehicle?
What happens to an end-of-life vehicle?
An end-of-life vehicle goes through quite a process: being dropped off, dismantled, shredded and the materials are then separated into potential new usage streams
What happens to the batteries?
What happens to the batteries?
The increasing number of electric cars on our roads translates to more and more of their batteries being disposed of. ARN collects both lithium-ion starter batteries and drive batteries.
Car-recycling results
Car-recycling results
When an end-of-life vehicle is taken to a car-dismantling company, no less than 98.7 per cent, by weight, will be reused, recycled or channelled to another useful application.
Battery-recycling results
Battery-recycling results
In 2021, over 80 importers participated in the collection and recycling scheme of the ARN Management Plan.
Monitoring and quality assurance of the car-recycling chain
Monitoring and quality assurance of the car-recycling chain
ARN recognises the importance of quality assurance and of monitoring the recycling processes and their respective links. ARN and our chain partners also monitor processes for sustainability.
Research, innovation and sustainability
Research, innovation and sustainability
Innovation continues to fuel the improvement of car-recycling performance. ARN commissions research into the recycling of new substances and the optimisation of its processes.
The role of ARN
The role of ARN
Together with the affiliated companies in the recycling chain, ARN ensures that at least 95 per cent of an end-of-life vehicle, by weight, is gainfully reused. We help importers by assuming their producer responsibilities.
The assignment
The assignment
ARN has been the driving force behind car recycling in the Netherlands for over 25 years. We facilitate, we report, and we are at the heart of a network of importers, car-dismantling companies, shredding companies and recycling companies.
Sustainability Report
Sustainability Report
In 2021, together with our partners, ARN managed to gainfully reuse 98.7 per cent of end-of-life vehicles, by weight. For batteries too, the attained recycling level of over 70 per cent was comfortably above the legal norm.