Greenloggy has developed an innovative technology for processing railway ballast, removing the contaminated surface layer and enabling its reuse. The process is carried out directly at the project site, significantly reducing transportation and storage costs, minimizing environmental impact, and saving up to 50% compared to traditional methods.
Railway ballast from modernized sections of railway lines is classified as hazardous waste. This is due to its exposure to contaminants such as creosote-treated wooden sleepers, spills from tank cars and railway wagons, including lubricants, oils, petroleum derivatives, chemicals, and other hazardous substances. Over the years, the ballast develops a heavily contaminated surface layer, making it hazardous waste classified under code 170507*.
The disposal process takes place directly at the project site, eliminating the need for transportation or storage of ballast at disposal locations. As is known, ballast is a very heavy material, and transporting it over long distances represents a significant cost in the entire disposal process. Transporting ballast as hazardous waste also requires appropriate permits. Storing ballast at designated disposal sites requires a deposit to the Marshal’s Office, approximately 1500 PLN per ton, which directly affects the unit cost of disposal and necessitates significant capital involvement in the process.
The installation developed by Greenloggy Gravel is mobile and can be delivered to any location by truck trailers or railway wagons. It can also be moved during the course of the project to other parts of the investment. The technology we have developed accelerates the entire ballast disposal process, but more importantly, it saves substantial financial resources, which translates into more competitive final prices throughout the investment process, including the waste disposal costs.
The technology we offer allows for the use of cleaned ballast, i.e., free from hazardous waste status, for further substructure work. The ballast does not lose its physicochemical properties and holds certification from the relevant institutions that permit its reuse for substructure purposes.
