Greening Garbage Trucks: Trends in Alternative Fuel Use, 2002-2005 – Executive Summary James S. Cannon The Focus on Refuse Trucks Refuse trucks provide an invaluable service, improving the quality of life in cities and towns across the country as they haul away thousands of pounds of garbage every day. However, the more than 136,000 refuse
The refuse business serves a critical function, collecting garbage from over 75 million homes, 7 million businesses, and 100,000 government enterprises nationwide. But most of the 179,000 garbage trucks that wend their way through our neighborhoods are diesel-fueled and more than 10 years old, making them among the most polluting vehicles on US roads. These
INFORM’s new report investigates the role that the 179,000 waste collection, waste transfer, and recycling vehicles on US roads play in generating vehicle emissions that threaten public health in cities coast to coast. Garbage Trucks in the US The refuse business serves a critical function in American society, collecting garbage from over 75 million homes,
