“The CNG station serves as an example of a profound investment in the future of America because natural gas is a fuel source that is produced domestically and, if widely adopted throughout the nation, has the potential to provide fuel for every man, woman, and child in America for the next hundred years,” said Lee Solomon, president of the state Board of Public Utilities.
The project, which included the purchase of 10 new natural gas refuse trucks, was partially funded by the New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition with a $500,000 state Department of Energy grant. Blue Diamond Disposal currently owns 14 CNG vehicles, which represent a portion of his entire fleet of 100 trucks: 80 in the Mount Arlington area and 20 in Cape May County.
As reported by New Jersey Herald, the company plans to convert half of its Morris County-based fleet to natural gas by mid-2012, with the long-term goal of converting the entire fleet to the clean fuel. “We’re looking to get off foreign oil dependency,” added Shortino.
