
During a press conference on Thursday, February 27, Waste Management announced that it will be converting their Baton Rouge area fleet of 40 diesel garbage trucks to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)!
Through this conversion to CNG, a clean-burning alternative fuel, Waste Management’s manager of public sector solutions, Warren Guidry, aims to keep Baton Rouge as an ozone-attainment area. The conversion of 40 trucks will eliminate 328,000 gallons of diesel consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Baton Rouge area by approximately 880 metric tons. The Baton Rouge conversion is part of Waste Management’s corporate plans to have 20,000 vehicles converted by 2020.
As an added bonus to reducing air pollution to the Baton Rouge area, the trucks will be quieter during service.
Matt Sutherland, LCF’s Board President, assured attendees at the press conference that "Louisiana Clean Fuels is dedicated to encouraging companies and other organizations to take advantage of the cleaner burning fuels that are available."
Part of our mission is to help local and statewide companies convert their fleets to save money and promote better air quality. We are excited to see the first CNG Waste Management trucks. Congratulations, Waste Management!
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