U.S: Republic Services continue their CNG expansion

Republic Services continues its efforts to switch its truck fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG) with an additional 11 vehicles for the Gardena area, California – bringing the CNG truck fleet in the area to 176.

Nationwide, Republic Services is one of the most active CNG users with a fleet of more than 2,200 CNG vehicles and 38 fuelling stations. According to the company, its efforts to switch to alternative energy roughly save 18 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.

“These new vehicles support our efforts to reduce carbon emissions from our fleet vehicles,” said Ron Krall, area president of Republic Services. “It means that almost 200 of our collection vehicles serving the Gardena and surrounding areas are fueled by CNG, which aligns with Republic’s long-term sustainability strategy.”

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), each new CNG collection truck deployed is equivalent to planting over 600 mature trees each year.

Republic Services, an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, was among the top companies in the in the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2015, which selects companies for their ‘green’ efforts. 

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