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At ARN, it’s all about the responsible and high-value recycling of end-of-life vehicles. As an implementing organisation, we facilitate the complete car-recycling chain: from the collection of end-of-life vehicles to be dismantled, right up to the gainful reuse of the seemingly most insignificant parts and raw materials recovered from them.

We finance our recycling activities for end-of-life vehicles from the recycling-fee fund, which is collected through Stichting Auto Recycling Auto.

We finance our battery-recycling activities from the battery-management fee fund, which is collected through Stichting Autobatterij Recycling.

Key data ARN

2021
2020

Realised performance of gainful recovery

98.7%

98.3%

Of which recycling

87.3%

88.0%

Of which energy recovery

11.4%

10.3%

Contribution of car-dismantling companies to realised performance

23.7%

24.4%

Contribution of shredding companies and post shredder to realised performance 

75.0%

73.9%

Number of new vehicles for which recycling fee was paid

374,709

410,302

Number of imported vehicles for which recycling fee was paid

231,827

0

Number of EVs and HEVs for which battery-management fee was paid

 123,232

100,608

Car-recycling fee

€ 30.00

€ 35.00

Recycling fee for lithium-ion batteries

€ 6 – € 135

€ 7 – € 160

Number of end-of-life vehicles processed in the Netherlands (ORAD)

220,926

225,804

End-of-life vehicles processed by ARN (ORAD)

178,136

186,300

Average weight of end-of-life vehicle (in kg)

1,067

1,070

Total weight of lithium-ion batteries collected (in kg)

127,537

121,020

Of which were put to second use (in kg)

68,072

22,441

Of which were recycled (in kg)

59,465

98,579

Number of ARN chain partners

274

291

Recycling-fee fund

€ 65,468,983

€ 62,920,646

Management-fee fund

€ 29,201,784

€ 22,299,123

Number of ARN employees (in FTEs)

18.6

20.7