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End-of-Life Vehicles at Mercedes-Benz

The Recycling and Treatment

What happens after the take-back?
Firstly, the vehicle will be depolluted according to legal requirements in which all of the vehicle's operating fluids (e.g. oil, brake fluid) are removed and recycled.

Subsequently the reusable parts and recoverable materials are dismantled. The recoverable materials such as glass, tyres and large plastic parts etc. are fed into separate recycling streams.

The remaining bodywork is shredded, separated into different categories and then as far as possible lead back into the economic cycle.