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NewsSeptember 10, 2012

Annapolis Outsources Refuse Collection

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The City of Annapolis has outsourced its refuse collection program to a private vendor, Bates Trucking Trash Removal, as part of its 2013-FY budget.

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NewsSeptember 10, 2012

Chesapeake Celebrates Opening of Its First CNG Station

CHESAPEAKE, VA – The City celebrated its "First Fueling" on Sept. 7. Chesapeake currently owns 17 CNG waste trucks and has plans to convert its entire 53-truck waste fleet over the next six years.

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NewsAugust 9, 2012

Study Finds Eco-Driving Improves Fuel Economy Nearly 14% in Waste-Hauling Fleets

SAN DIEGO – Findings from a recent Waste-Hauling Fleet Fuel Efficiency Study from SmartDrive show waste-hauling fleets can reduce fuel consumption by up to 13.8%, saving more than $2,600 per vehicle annually, by engaging in eco-driving best practices.

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NewsAugust 2, 2012

Fuel Cost Savings Justify Greensboro’s Investment in CNG

GREENSBORO, NC - The City of Greensboro, N.C., celebrated the opening of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and unveiled two City-owned CNG recycling trucks purchased with ARRA funding.

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NewsMay 25, 2012

Milwaukee to Convert Refuse Trucks to CNG and Sell Natural Gas Fuel to the Public

MILWAUKEE - The City of Milwaukee passed a resolution approving the conversion of 20 refuse trucks to CNG. The City also passed a resolution that would allow the City to sell CNG fuel to the public.

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NewsMay 24, 2012

Phoenix Refurbishes 10 Garbage Trucks for $1M Savings

PHOENIX - The City of Phoenix is refurbishing 10 side loader refuse trucks for an estimated savings of more than $1 million over purchasing new trucks.

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NewsMay 18, 2012

City of Thomasville, Ga., to Build CNG Fueling Station

THOMASVILLE, GA - The planned station will be able to accommodate six vehicles at one time, but future plans include scaling the station’s capacity up, allowing it to fuel 12 vehicles.

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NewsMay 2, 2012

DeKalb County Converting Sanitation Fleet to Natural Gas

DECATUR, GA - The new renewable fuels facility will provide natural gas that will eventually fuel 70 sanitation vehicles in the County’s fleet.

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NewsMarch 28, 2012

City of Thomasville Transitions to Natural Gas Refuse Fleet

THOMASVILLE, GA – Thomasville City Council approved the purchase of four CNG refuse trucks, with plans to replace all refuse trucks with those that run on CNG. The City will also install a CNG fueling station.

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NewsMarch 23, 2012

Honolulu Replaces 31 Refuse Trucks

HONOLULU – The City of Honolulu has placed 20 new refuse collection trucks into service throughout the island of Oahu, and 11 more have been ordered. In late 2011, a large number of older refuse side-loaders experienced various mechanical problems.

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