Fynn Hauschke

For years, car manufacturers and their association ACEA have run a veritable anti-recycling cartel. As the EU redesigns the rules for vehicle design and recycling, this scandal proves once again the need for a robust system to hold producers accountable and increase transparency. This article is adapted from an opinion piece originally published in German by Tagesspiegel.

Außerdem gab es eine Vereinbarung der Hersteller, die Öffentlichkeit nicht über die Recyclingfähigkeit und den Anteil an Recyclingmaterial in ihren Produkten zu informieren, damit auf dem Markt in Bezug auf diese für die Kreislaufwirtschaft relevanten Designaspekte kein Wettbewerb entsteht. Die illegalen Absprachen werfen vermutlich die Kreislaufwirtschaft im Fahrzeugbereich um viele Jahre zurück.

Who pays for the end-of-life treatment and the environmental impacts of vehicles? Fynn Hauschke, Stéphane Arditi and Roberta Arbinolo explore how the new EU law on vehicles can increase accountability within the automotive sector through Extended Producer Responsibility. This article is the third in a series analysing various aspects of the new EU Regulation on Vehicle Design and Management of End-of-Life Vehicles.