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In terms of operating costs and environmental impact, how we handle waste is just as important as how much waste we create. The garbage industry is doing its part with alternative fuel vehicles for green waste solutions.
Garbage Fleets Switch to Gas and Electric
Over the last decade, thousands of waste collection trucks have been replaced by or converted to natural gas rather than the traditional diesel engine. It’s all part of greening the industry with lower emissions — as well as saving money.
As Waste360 has noted, natural gas engines emit less carbon monoxide as well as less nitrogen oxide, while greatly reducing engine noise. Natural gas also costs less than the equivalent amount of diesel.
The electric vehicle industry has also jumped at the chance to make energy efficient garbage trucks.
A co-founder of Tesla, Ian Wright, has founded a company specifically to make electric engines and retrofit kits for dump trucks and other commercial trucks. Wright noticed that waste trucks burn extra energy because of the constant stopping and starting, making these vehicles ideal candidates to go electric.
Efficiency Is King
The refuse industry and private businesses need efficiency for so many reasons — green initiatives, cost reductions, slimmer operations, and even worker health. Dumpster tugs improve the process at the source — making it easier to move waste from dumpster locations to the curb. Motorized dumpster tugs allow just one employee to move a heavy dumpster quickly and efficiently, with far less risk of injury.
Efficient waste removal can help your bottom line as well as the environment. Visit DJProducts.com to find dumpster tugs and waste bin movers.