Waste Management Opens 50th Natural Gas Fueling Station
Company adds natural gas trucks and public station in
“This is a significant milestone for us as we convert our heavy-duty
collection fleet to natural gas,” said
Woods added that with the company’s 32,000 collection and support vehicles, the conversion makes good business sense because of the significant maintenance and diesel fuel costs savings.
Considered one of the cleanest alternative fuels available for
heavy-duty trucks in the transportation industry, compressed natural gas
(CNG) fuel will also be made available to
Of the company’s 50 fueling stations across
Waste Management has been a pioneer and national leader in the use of
natural gas for heavy duty trucks since the 1990s. The company already
operates more than 2,200 alternatively fueled vehicles with the largest
fleet of natural gas collection trucks in
In 2007, as part of its corporate sustainability goals, Waste Management committed to increase its fleet’s fuel efficiency by 15 percent and reduce its fleet emissions by 15 percent by 2020. The company accomplished a 20 percent reduction in fleet emissions by the end of 2011, beating its goal by nine years.
“Natural gas-powered collection trucks run cleaner and quieter,
providing our customers and communities with a top-notch level of
customer service and minimal impact on the environment,” said
Waste Management’s CNG fueling stations are located in the following communities
Auburn, Wash. (two stations) | Des Moines, Iowa | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||
Baldwin Park, Calif. | El Cajon, Calif. | Palmdale, Calif. | ||||||||
Blaine, Minn. | Franklin, Wis. | Pompano Beach, Fla. | ||||||||
Bristol, Pa. | Fresno, Calif. | Portland, Ore. | ||||||||
Camden, N.J. | Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. | Rochester, N.Y. | ||||||||
Canal Winchester, Ohio | Grass Valley, Calif. | Santa Ana, Calif. | ||||||||
Carlsbad, Calif. | Henderson, Colo. | Santa Maria, Calif. | ||||||||
Castroville, Calif. | Irvine, Calif. | Seattle, Wash. | ||||||||
Chesapeake City, Va. | Jackson, Miss. | Simi Valley, Calif. | ||||||||
Chino, Calif. | Livermore, Calif. | Spokane Valley, Wash. | ||||||||
Cicero, Ill. | Long Beach, Calif. | Sun Valley, Calif. | ||||||||
Conroe, Texas | Louisville, Ky. | Venice, Fla. | ||||||||
Coquitlam, British Columbia | Mesa, Ariz. | Washington, Pa. | ||||||||
Corona, Calif. | Moreno Valley, Calif. | West Jordan, Utah | ||||||||
Cranston, R.I. | Norcross, Ga. | West Seneca, N.Y. | ||||||||
Curtis Bay, Md. | Oakland, Calif. | Wheeling, Ill. | ||||||||
Woodinville, Wash. |
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