Zero Waste

Resourcing efficiently and supporting a collaborative circular economy

A circular economy is one that gets the most use and value out of products, components and materials for as long as possible, by minimising the materials required and maximising reuse.

While recycling and recovery methods, including incineration, are effective in diverting waste from landfill, a circular perspective expands this thinking to include ideas such as redesigning assets to be less resource-intensive, sourcing renewable materials, eliminating single-use plastics from passenger journeys, and reusing deconstructed assets for local community projects.

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Zero waste topics

The Sustainable Rail Blueprint

The Sustainable Rail Blueprint is the industry-wide strategy for sustainability. Learn what GB rail’s goals are for net zero carbon, as set out within the Blueprint.

Sustainability Tools and Resources

Access information and tools that have been developed to enable our members and the rail industry to assess their sustainability activities and support them in formulating their own plans and measures.

Rail Environment Forum

The Rail Environment Forum (REF) is the expert group leading on environmental issues relating to passengers, railway stations and freight operators in Great Britain. The forum aims to enable the rail industry, to effectively manage environmental risk, reduce all negative environmental impacts while enhancing positive environmental impacts.