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