In the investigative project Cartomb, we uncovered 74 unreported car dumps across Slovenia. Almost one in five is located on land owned by a municipality, the state, or a state-owned company. Several dumps that have existed for decades have not been remediated, despite reports to the environmental inspectorate or despite the inspectorate’s actions. All indications suggest that Slovenia has a systemic problem with out-of-function vehicles.
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What to do with an end‑of‑life vehicle?
First step
Find the nearest authorised collection point for end‑of‑life vehicles or dismantling facilities that also accept end‑of‑life vehicles in the official records.
• Register of end‑of‑life vehicle management plans
• Register of independent dismantling facilities and their associated collection points
Once you choose a location, take the end‑of‑life vehicle to the centre, where you will receive an official certificate of destruction free of charge. Depending on the value of the vehicle, some dismantlers or collectors may offer a symbolic payment for it, and some providers also offer free vehicle pickup.
Second step
Submit the certificate together with the licence plates to the registration authority when deregistering the vehicle. The procedure is complete!
Warning! There are also fraudsters who issue fake dismantling certificates or strip your vehicle for valuable parts while leaving the unusable remains in the environment.
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Project Authors
Editor‑in‑Chief
Anuška Delić
Project Lead
Žana Erznožnik
Authors
Žana Erznožnik, Meta Gantar
Co‑authors
Uroš Škerl Kramberger, Antun Katalenić, Lara Drugovič, Aljaž Primožič
Interactive map development
Petra Matijević, Datagestive
Fact‑checking
Eva Gračanin, Nina Rozman, Lara Drugovič
Photographs
Oštro
Satellite imagery acquisition (excluding Google Earth)
Miša Gagarin, OCCRP
Viri satelitskih posnetkov
Google Earth, Satellite image ©2025 Vantor, Pleiades © CNES 2025, Distribution Airbus DS
Animation
Toni Mlakar
Logo and illustration design
Šumrada Sinčić
Environmental factor and distance calculations
Jaka Kranjc, Ecologists Without Borders
