ÖBB Annual Report 2023

Group Management Report 130 Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 85 Part of the disposal of construction and operational waste of the ÖBB Group is handled by Rail Cargo Logistics - Environmental Services GmbH (RCL-ES) as an “in-house” waste collector. The waste generated is passed on exclusively to authorised waste collectors or treaters on the basis of contracts / agreements concluded for the entire ÖBB Group via the RCL-ES. Environmentally sound recycling or disposal of municipal waste at centrally managed properties is mainly conducted by ÖBB-Immobilienmanagement GmbH (e.g. railway stations, bus stops or office locations). The majority of construction waste from ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG’s major infrastructure projects is disposed of separately as part of the construction contracts (individual contracts). Data collection is handled separately for each calendar year via various internal processes and systems (ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG: procedural and work instructions, environmental information system; RCL-ES: waste management platform, waste balance sheet and other electronic data management reports [EDM], reports in accordance with the Contaminated Sites Remediation Act [ALSAG], etc.). The company-owned landfills of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG are of particular importance in this respect. These are essential components of infrastructure projects (including the Semmering Base Tunnel or construction of the Koralm railway) in the public interest (railway construction engineering [EB] / environmental impact assessment procedure [EIA procedure]). These landfills are used to dispose of construction waste, such as excavated earth, tunnel spoil, etc., taking into account the best possible reduction of transport routes and hence emissions. Waste disposal schedule of the ÖBB Group (domestic and abroad) GRI 306-3 to 5 Waste from construction projects Company waste Scrap Communal waste Total Type of waste in tonnes (t) 1) 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 Recycling (handover to recycler) 2) 8 0 815 0 25 0 0 0 849 0 Other recycling: mechanical, biological and chemical-physical processes 3) 17,381 448 4,319 2,179 8 39 5 2 21,713 2,668 Other recovery: energy recovery 21,188 21,138 1,331 3,493 0 0 0 0 22,519 24,631 Utilisation 38,578 21,586 6,465 5,672 33 39 5 2 45,082 27,299 Off-site landfills 2,418 855 27 418 0 9 0 0 2,446 1,282 Elimination 2,418 855 27 418 0 9 0 0 2,446 1,282 Hazardous waste 40,996 22,441 6,492 6,090 33 48 5 2 47,527 28,581 Recycling (handover to recycler) 1,169,643 1,334,057 8,389 32,008 54,338 61,801 3,731 3,829 1,236,101 1,431,694 Other material recycling: reuse outside of construction projects 4) 352,388 1,626,438 0 0 0 0 0 0 352,388 1,626,438 Other material recycling: reuse outside of construction projects 104,329 107,707 0 706 0 0 0 0 104,329 108,413 Other recycling: mechanical, biological and chemical-physical processes 5) 0 56 15,871 5,934 15 0 656 0 16,542 5,990 Other recovery: energy recovery 215 586 3,577 3,286 0 0 12,475 10,347 16,267 14,219 Utilisation 1,626,576 3,068,844 27,838 41,933 54,353 61,801 16,863 14,176 1,725,628 3,186,754 Off-site landfills 1,897,966 2,616,703 3,435 4,183 360 132 485 239 1,902,246 2,621,257 Company-owned landfills 6) 20,532 903,852 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,532 903,852 Elimination 1,918,498 3,520,555 3,435 4,183 360 132 485 239 1,922,778 3,525,109 Non-hazardous waste 3,545,073 6,589,399 31,273 46,116 54,713 61,933 17,347 14,415 3,648,406 6,711,863 Total waste 3,586,069 6,611,840 37,765 52,206 54,746 61,981 17,353 14,417 3,695,934 6,740,444 thereof utilisation 1,665,153 3,090,430 34,303 47,605 54,386 61,840 16,868 14,178 1,770,710 3,214,053 thereof elimination 1,920,916 3,521,410 3,462 4,601 360 141 485 239 1,925,224 3,526,391 1) No distinction was made between on-site / off-site recovery / disposal, as this is not relevant at the site, except in the case of reuse in the construction project and the company’s own landfills, which are listed as categories. Small deviations occur due to rounding of the decimal places of the tonnes to whole numbers. 2) The category “Hazardous waste: Recycling (transfer to recycler)” was added compared to the previous year. 3) Hazardous waste is subjected to a mechanical, biological and chemical-physical process before recycling. 4) The considerable fluctuations in construction activity have resulted in lower volumes for reuse in construction projects, such as the progress of the Koralm railway. 5) Deviations occur in the waste data due to the strong fluctuations in the operation and maintenance of the plants. 6) Deviations may also occur in the waste data due to the strong fluctuations in the operation and maintenance of the plants. Example: Sludge from wastewater treatment, without hazardous substances. | MR85