France’s first ever rail recycling centre
We reuse and reclaim rail products every day at our rail recycling facility in Beaune, eastern France. At SNCF Réseau, the circular economy is already here.
The best waste is no waste
At our rail recycling centre in Beaune, we collect, check, and recondition small equipment that is either leftover from worksites or has been kept on rail property for years. The aim is to add new pieces back to the national inventory and reuse second-hand parts. The centre employs 12 people, including workers on vocational integration contracts.
SNCF Réseau supports the circular economy with its rail recycling centre in Beaune
€3 million
That’s the value of the new pieces added back to our national inventories.
€300,000
That’s what the centre makes each year from the sale of second-hand products
100%
All dismantled structural spare parts will be handled by the Beaune facility starting in 2025.
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