Sunrise above a dense forest – VW Recycling and return

Recycling and returning: what goes around comes around

We take back our products once they have reached the end of their service life. In fact, 95% of your Volkswagen can be recycled and recovered.

Recycling

Recycling

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Sustainability is an integral part of our entire process chain, impacting the product planning, production and recycling of a vehicle. The measures we put in place contribute to environmental preservation. One example is helping conserve resources. As early as the development stage of your new Volkswagen, measures are taken to ensure that the vehicle can be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner once it reaches the end of its service life.

Recycled materials at Volkswagen

Our goal is to reduce the consumption of new raw materials. To this end, as much as possible, we include recycled materials in the manufacturing process of our vehicles. For example, recycled plastic materials that are made of post-consumer or production waste. Additional information on a more sustainable management of resources can be found in our “Way to Zero” campaign.

Consistent quality

Whether they’re new products or recycled materials, our components meet high standards. When we use recycled materials it’s only of the highest quality. All components are rigorously tested before use.

Plastic recycled materials using two models as examples
Blue VW Golf 8 on a road

Golf 8

Here we explain the use of plastic recycled materials on and in the Golf 8.

White VW ID.4 with roof box

ID.4

Find out here where plastic recycled materials are used in the ID.4 and what proportion they constitute.

Winding road leads through a dense forest

Making the service life of an electric car as sustainable as possible

Our efforts to make electromobility as sustainable as possible extend beyond the use of recycled materials or the recycling of batteries. Our initiatives and measures start with raw materials and the use of green electricity for production.

Our end-of-life recycling service

Simple and free of charge

Is it time for your Volkswagen to be recycled and re-used? Just call 0800 542 2002Opens a phone link or visit www.rewardingrecycling.co.ukOpens an external link to arrange collection or to deliver it to one of our many return centres.

From here it will be recycled for you, free of charge (terms and conditions apply).

The recycling process

Return and recycling

Next steps

Important information :

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