For years, car manufacturers and their association ACEA have run a veritable anti-recycling cartel. As the EU revises 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. The authors are Fynn Hauschke, Senior Policy Officer for Circular Economy and Waste at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), and Marieke Hoffmann, … Continue reading Behind the car-tel: when EU rules on vehicles give manufacturers too much room for manoeuvre