ÖBB Rail Cargo Group will transport more waste by rail
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) already transports around 8 million tonnes of waste and secondary materials (such as scrap metal, municipal waste and waste from the construction industry) by rail in Austria every year. This saves more than 146,000 tonnes of CO2 annually compared to transporting it by truck, around 300,000 truck journeys are avoided. From 1st January 2023 the new Waste Management Act (“Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz” or “AWG” in German) comes into force.
