Things often need to be dismantled before they can be recycled. That's why the smart has been engineered to make this process a whole lot easier - because it's made from modules!
Born again: smarts are built from pre-assembled modules. It's this modular system that makes dismantling the cars much simpler. And this in turn makes it much easier to strip-out and grade the materials for re-use - so some parts of a smart see the light of day more than once. That's also why we much prefer to use synthetics as they are easier to recycle.
