Louisiana's trash just got cleaner! Waste Management opens new CNG facility, adds 22 CNG trucks
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Louisiana's trash just got cleaner!
Waste Management opens new CNG facility, adds 22 CNG trucks
Waste Management and Livingston Parish officials formally marked the opening of the
company’s new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fleet facility at 11:00 am on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The ribbon cutting took place at the facility on 15505 Industry Way Drive, in Walker.
Ann Shaneyfelt, Louisiana Clean Fuels Executive Director, spoke at the ceremony. "Waste Management is a great leader in embracing alternative fuels," Shaneyfelt said. "This beautiful new center and the company's fleet conversion exemplify the success fleets can attain by utilizing CNG and other alternative fuels."
The new center is part of Waste Management’s effort to convert 80% of its fleet to alternative fuels by 2020. In this roll out, Waste Management added 22 new clean-burning CNG trucks and 42 slow fill bays. The company plans to convert 20 more CNG trucks in 2016.
This conversion to will deliver significant environmental benefits to the communities that Waste Management serves.
Waste Management's promotions state that each truck that is fueled by CNG reduces diesel usage by 8,000 gallons each year. That is over a 350,000 total gallon reduction from this site alone, along with 1,000 ton reduction of greenhouse gases.
For more information about CNG, visit: http://louisianacleanfuels.org/content.php?page=Natural_Gas
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