Containers to the Incineration Plant: the Invisible Journey by Train of Tons of Waste Through Lausanne

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The Tridel incineration plant, on the top of Lausanne, is the terminus of a discreet freight transport line, partly underground. It is an invisible journey to the communes of mortals. Each year, more than 66 million tons of goods are transported on the Swiss railway network. If almost half of this volume passes through the Alps, passing through the tunnel of the Saint-Gothard or the Lötschberg, the railways throughout the country are involved. C…