Recorded for the first time in 2021 according to the new GRI Standard 306: Waste, thus only limited previous year’s figures available.
Period from October 1 to September 30; DB Schenker January 1 to December 31 of the previous year.
Individual values do not add up due to rounding differences.
Excluding DB Arriva. DB Cargo AG is the only part of the DB Cargo business unit included.
The waste has been generated through company activities and is managed by third parties outside DB Group.
¹⁾ For example paint, varnish, sludge and other maintenance-related waste.

Period from October 1 to September 30; DB Schenker January 1 to December 31 of the previous year.
Individual values may not add up due to rounding differences.
Excluding DB Arriva. DB Cargo AG is the only part of the DB Cargo business unit included.

Of the waste generated in 2022, about 95% (previous year: 95%) was classified as non-hazardous. This includes, for example, municipal waste and the majority of construction waste. The remainder, about 5%, includes waste that presents a risk to health or the environment – for example waste oil or contaminated waste wood. Special procedures ensure that this waste is disposed of safely. Here, too, we consider the conservation of resources and look at opportunities for recycling or thermal utilization of waste.

Period: October 1 to September 30.
¹⁾ 2019 dataset, database expansion expected to be completed by the end of 2023

Period: October 1 to September 30.

We are striving to achieve a complete circular economy throughout DB Group by 2040, with a special focus on the Integrated Rail System. Our particular focus is on the increasing use of recycled materials and renewable raw materials. Our procured products should also have maximum recyclability. To this end, we will significantly increase the recycling proportions in the products we procure by 2030 compared to 2019. In 2022, we set binding targets for our central resources (track ballast, concrete ties and rail steel), which represent around 80% of the total material used in the Integrated Rail System, in order to consistently increase their recycling share. In addition, we will maintain our recycling rate at a high level of at least 95%.

For the maintenance of the track network, we have established a material cycle for ballast and concrete ties:

• In 2022, around 3.1 million t (previous year: 2.8 million t) of worn-out ballast was removed from the track network and reprocessed in certified disposal facilities into recycled ballast for internal reuse or further use as gravel or crushed sand for road building.

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We will continue to keep the recycling rate at a high level in 2023.