In West Seneca, New York, Waste Management plans to convert its diesel fleet to methane after it builds a new station on Ransier Drive. Open 24/7, it will fuel up to 96 units at a time and will be one of only a few NGV stations in Western New York that will offer retail sales. E. T. Environmental design manager Brian Bogar remarked the site will be one of about 20 natural gas stations that this refuse hauler is constructing across the United States, as reported by Buffalo News.
Waste Management also operates in Washington as it is constructing a new natural gas fuelling station in Woodinville and is the predominant hauler in Issaquah. Moreover, this last city’s Resource Conservation office has remarked CNG potential as a fuel for garbage trucks as the industry adopts a “green” approach. “Sustainability is always on the agenda,” said Conservation manager David Fujimoto.
Besides, Issaquah contracts with Allied Waste, which has recently rolled out natural gas trucks on routes through the Greenwood Point and South Cove neighbourhoods, and plans to deploy 44 more NGVs by July 31. The company opted to construct a refuelling facility in Bellevue and invest in next-generation trucks. “Converting a diesel truck to CNG is equivalent to removing 324 cars off the road as far as carbon emission is concerned,” said Jeffry Borgida, Allied Waste general manager for Issaquah.
