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A Failing Grade for the German End-of-Life Vehicles Take-Back System

Nina Nakajima

University of Toronto

Willem H. Vanderburg

University of Toronto

The German end-of-life vehicle take-back system is described and analyzed in terms of its impact on the environment and the car companies involved. It is concluded that although this system is often cited as an example of a successful take-back scheme, it is not one that maximizes the value recovered from end-of-life vehicles. As a result, corporations do not achieve the potential benefits that can be realized from an alternate value chain based on recovering value from end-of-life products. Neither is society benefiting from the potential reduction in pollution and from making its way of life more sustainable. Without bringing these potential benefits to all stakeholders, the system is not likely to have a future.

Key Words: end-of-life vehicles • Germany • product take-back • reuse • remanufacturing

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 25, No. 2, 170-186 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0270467604274358
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