Circular
economy
Collect, recycle, recover & reuse.
Le bois
Chaque mois, nous collectons 6000 tonnes de vieilles traverses sur les réseaux français, belges, et européens. Nous maîtrisons la transformation en combustible et garantissons une valorisation finale en énergie verte grâce à une centrale de cogénération.
Nous produisons des traverses bois issue de la valorisation pour un usage ferroviaire uniquement – conformément à la législation.
Developing the circular economy also allows us to have a permanent and large stock of reused material from the lower part of the track (wooden and concrete sleepers, rails, switches and frogs, bearing plates, etc.).
We take care to guarantee the quality and durability of all these materials marketed under the “reuse” label.
By developing a Circular Economy approach for the entire railway sector, we are making a positive contribution to reducing the impact of our activities on the environment. For this reason, we have been certified as an approved collector/transporter for all waste collected on public and private networks in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
We began this process by setting up a recycling system for creosote-treated wooden sleepers that have been removed from the track.
We first analyse the possibilities of re-using the products, and, if this is not possible, they are recovered as materials from the relevant recycling channels.
In this respect, we have recently developed a network of industrial partners who are able to use these materials (ferrous & non-ferrous metals, aggregate, etc.s) for high value-added applications.