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The environmental effects of a car can be significantly improved by the development of material cycles and environmental design principles. This is illustrated by a number of activities in which Netherlands Car B.V. is involved. In the dismantling study ‘Project Goes’ some 130 Volvo 440's were selectively dismantled. The results have served as a basis for a unique car recycling system in the Netherlands that is operational since 1995. A disposal levy is placed on the buyers of newly registered cars. The income is used for the payment of premiums to companies involved in the recycling of automobile materials which are not yet business-economically profitable. ‘NEUROBOT’ is a European project in which work is done together with a number of partners on the development and implementation of an autonomous robot system for the disassembly and recycling of automotive products. The system is based on neural network concepts and guided by multiple sensors. A demonstration unit has been set up.