Republic Services operated under the name Allied Waste until a December 2008 merger with the company, when the two combined to form the second largest solid waste management company in the US.
“The use of these clean-burning CNG trucks as replacements for our older diesel models aligns with the City of Boise’s strategic plan to combat climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure air quality improvements,” said Dave Fisher, Republic Services’ Boise general manager. “CNG has proven to be cleaner burning than gasoline or diesel fuel, significantly lowering harmful emissions like nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, toxic pollutants and greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.”
Fisher added, “We also believe that natural gas fuel, because it is a domestic resource, is a positive move for the country which will help us reduce our dependence on imported foreign oil.”
Boise is home to one-third of Idaho’s population and much of the state’s industrial and business base, which concentrates in the Treasure Valley section of the city. After careful analysis, the city and Republic determined that a CNG refuse fleet would bring significant air quality and environmental benefits to the area, and help Boise achieve consistent compliance with increasingly stringent standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ray Burke, Clean Energy vice president, said, “We congratulate both the City of Boise and Republic for their demonstrated commitment to environmental quality and their choice of clean-burning CNG trucks to provide refuse services to their citizens. We are proud to work with them to support the first CNG-powered trash truck fleet in Idaho, and believe that this can serve as a model for implementing clean refuse collection policies in cities throughout Idaho.”
Republic Services is a US-based provider of services in the domestic non-hazardous solid waste industry.
Clean Energy is a US-based provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel.
