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NewsJanuary 20, 2012

Chicago Dept. of Sanitation Improves Recycling Fleet Efficiency in Managed Competition

CHICAGO - The recycling managed competition program was between two private sector companies – Midwest Metal Management and Waste Management – and Department of Sanitation Services (DSS) workers.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2012

Vandal Damages Roanoke County Trash Trucks

ROANOKE, VA - A vandal damaged 15 Roanoke County trash trucks, smashing windshields and mirrors and delaying trash collection for a day. Fleet Manager Kevin Glass discusses repairs and acquiring replacement parts.

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NewsOctober 27, 2011

Ann Arbor Saves with Hydraulic Hybrid Recycling Trucks

ANN ARBOR, MI - The City of Ann Arbor's deployment of four hydraulic-hybrid recycling trucks in its fleet last year improved fuel economy by 15 percent and increased brake lifespan.

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NewsOctober 24, 2011

Town of Jonesborough Purchases Used Refuse Truck to Meet Tight Budget

JONESBOROUGH, TN – The Town of Jonesborough recently gave its fleet management division the task of reinventing the City’s sanitation department while still meeting a tight budget.

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NewsOctober 19, 2011

Pittsburgh Plans to Use $500,000 Grant to Purchase CNG Refuse Trucks

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced plans to introduce legislation to the Pittsburgh City Council to purchase four CNG-fueled refuse trucks.

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NewsOctober 10, 2011

Clearwater Gas Opens CNG Fueling Station

CLEARWATER, FL - Clearwater Gas System's new CNG fueling station will fuel the utility's vehicles as well as the City of Clearwater's vehicles. It will be open to the public by the end of this year.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2011

Boynton Beach Tables Refuse Collection Privatization Plan

BOYNTON BEACH, FL - Boynton Beach City Commissioners voted to give the Financial Advisory Committee a year to determine whether privatization is a good fit.

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NewsAugust 24, 2011

City of Sacramento to Purchase 53 LNG Refuse Trucks for $15.8M

SACRAMENTO, CA - The trucks will replace refuse trucks kept far past their normal replacement cycles, re-establishing a seven-year vehicle replacement program.

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Essex County Resource Recovery Facility to Build CNG Fueling Station

NEWARK, NJ - The CNG fueling station, to be built and operated by Clean Energy, will be a convenient and effective way for public and private municipal waste haulers to convert their fleets to CNG vehicles.

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NewsJuly 22, 2011

CNG Refuse Fleet to Save Chesapeake $740K Annually

CHESAPEAKE, VA – The City of Chesapeake will convert its fleet of 53 solid waste trucks to run on CNG in the next six years, reaping possible savings of $740,000 in annual fuel costs once the entire fleet is converted. The City will also build a CNG fueling station.

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