What we do

ARN Recycling processes shredder waste into reusable materials. In this way, it offers an alternative to dumping the shredder waste from end-of-life car in landfill sites.

Shredder waste

Shredder waste is what remains after a car has been through all the recycling processes. The liquids and some materials are first removed from the car, which is then brought to the shredder. A shredder is a plant where the car is crushed and the metals are separated for further processing.
What remains is the shredder waste, which is a mix of different materials and is consequently difficult to recycle. However, useful raw materials can still be recovered from the shredder waste using mechanical separation techniques in the plant. These raw materials can be put to a wide range of uses.

Increasing the recycling percentage

The law requires that the recycling percentage has risen to 95% by 2015. ARN Recycling makes it possible to increase the recycling percentage. The expectation is that by 2010 it will already be possible to recycle 90% of a car using mechanical separation methods. By conducting research and constantly improving the separation process, the ultimate target of 95% should be reached.

Post Shredder Technology

ARN Recycling uses Post Shredder Technology (PST), a technology that was developed by VW-SiCon and is used by ARN Recycling in the Netherlands. With this technology, shredder waste is processed into useful materials using mechanical separation methods. The materials are separated according to their properties, such as density, granule size, magnetism, electric conductivity or optical features. Broadly speaking, the shredder waste is divided into four fractions: metals, plastics, fibres and a mineral fraction.