63.3% Reuse

Recycling batteries

Together with the whole recycling chain, we are working towards the circular economy.

We are already realising the recovery of 63,6 per cent of car batteries, by weight.

What happens to disposed-of batteries?

As the number of electric cars on our roads increases, more and more of their batteries are having to be disposed of. Some of the EV-batteries and starter batteries are given a second lease of life; others are sent to recycling companies.

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Starter battery and EV-battery results.

Our realised recycling performance is well above the legally mandated recycling percentages, by weight, for EV-batteries. Nearly all car importers in the Netherlands participate in the ARN Management Plan, a collective harvesting and processing scheme for batteries.

Results of battery recycling

Legislation and regulations

Environmental legislation and regulations pertaining to batteries are strict. What should you pay particular attention to, for example? What about storage and transport? And which regulations must you be familiar with? All essential information neatly arranged.

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Management fee

Car importers that participate in the ARN Management Plan pay a management fee for the collection and processing of batteries. For an overview of the relevant rates, click here.

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Participating importers

By participating in the ARN Management Plan, car importers can essentially outsource the collection and processing of disposed-of batteries. 

For a list of all participating car brands, click here. It is also handy for affiliated car-dismantling companies to know which car brands participate in the Plan.

Participating car brands

Welcome at ARN!

Join our nationwide network of 238 ARN chain partners and enjoy many benefits immediately.

Find a collection point

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