Company Celebrates 6,000 Natural Gas Trucks,
the Largest Heavy-Duty Fleet of its Kind in North America
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) announced today a significant
milestone in its natural gas fleet journey, opening its 100th
natural gas fueling station. At a ceremony in Oklahoma City,
industry representatives, local and state officials joined the
company to dedicate the fueling station. The company also
celebrated a significant milestone of operating 6,000 natural gas
trucks, which is the largest heavy-duty fleet of its kind in North
America.
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Waste Management Oklahoma City Compressed
Natural Gas Fueling Station (photo credit: ET Environmental)
“Waste Management’s mission is to maximize resource value, while
minimizing environmental impact so that our customers, our company,
our economy and our environment can thrive,” said Jim Trevathan,
Waste Management executive vice president and chief operating
officer. “Today’s milestone is certainly a stellar example of this,
and we’re proud to be the leader in the adoption of natural gas for
our heavy-duty fleet and we plan to do even more!”
As a pioneer in the use of natural gas in its fleet since the
early 1990’s, Waste Management established a goal to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions and improve the efficiency of its on-road fleet
efficiency by 15 percent by 2020 (based on 2007 levels). The goal
was achieved in 2011, and with the increasing adoption of natural
gas vehicles, the company continues to exceed this goal each
year.
Waste Management Natural Gas Fleet
Waste Management vehicles powered by compressed natural gas
(CNG) emit nearly zero particulate emissions, cut greenhouse gas
emissions, and are quieter than diesel trucks.
For every diesel truck replaced with natural gas, the company
reduces its use of diesel fuel by an average of 8,000 gallons per
year along with a reduction of 14 metric tons of greenhouse gas
emissions per year (the equivalent of a 15 percent emissions
reduction per truck).
“Waste Management invests in building our own fueling
infrastructure to refuel our vehicles, while making CNG available
to other commercial fleets and individuals,” said Marty Tufte,
Waste Management corporate fleet director.
Waste Management Natural Gas Fueling Stations
Waste Management operates 100 fueling stations in North America,
with 25 open to the public. Waste Management constructs its fueling
stations, which it owns and operates, purchases the fuel, and
finances the construction of the stations.
Waste Management trucks connect to fuel systems at the station
and are refueled via a slow overnight fueling process. At the
company’s public access fueling stations, dedicated fast-fill pumps
serve both commercial and consumer vehicles.
Waste Management North American Fueling
Station Location Listing
Antioch, Tenn.*Auburn, Wash. (2 stations –
1 public*)Baldwin Park, Calif.Baton Rouge, La.Blaine, Minn.*Boynton
Beach, Fla.Bradenton, Fla.Brampton, OntarioBremerton, Wash.Bristol,
Pa.*Burnsville, Minn.Calgary, AlbertaCamden, N.J.*Canal Winchester,
OhioCarlsbad, Calif.Castroville, Calif.Chesapeake City, Va.Chino,
Calif.*Cicero, Ill.*Cleveland, OhioCocoa, Fla.Compton,
Calif.Conroe, Texas*Conway, S.C.Coquitlam, British Columbia
Corona, Calif.Cranston, R.I.Curtis Bay,
Md.*Des Moines, IowaDuluth, Minn.Dunmore, Penn.El Cajon,
Calif.Englewood, Colo.Erie, Pa.Fairborn, OhioFayetteville,
N.C.Forest Grove, Ore.Fort Walton Beach, Fla.Franklin, Wis.Fresno,
Calif.Gastonia, N.C.*Gaithersburg, Md.Grass Valley, Calif.Green
Bay, Wis.Henderson, Colo.Irvine, Calif.Jackson, Miss.*Jackson,
Tenn.Kansas City, KansasLivermore, Calif.
Lodi, Calif.Long Beach, Calif.Louisville,
Ky.*Medley, Fla.Mesa, Ariz.*Moreno Valley, Calif.*Naples,
Fla.Norcross, Ga.Norton, Mass.Oakland, Calif.Oceanside,
Calif.Oklahoma City, Ok.Ottawa, OntarioPalmdale, Calif.Pen Argyl,
Pa.*Phoenix, Ariz.*Pompano Beach, Fla.*Pontiac, Mich.Portland,
Ore.Redding, Calif.Reno, Nev.Rochester, N.Y.Rockdale, Ill.Romulus,
Mich.San Leandro, Calif.
Santa Ana, Calif.*Santa Maria,
Calif.*Seattle, Wash.*Simi Valley, Calif.Smyrna, Ga.Southfield,
Mich.Spokane Valley, Wash.St. Louis, Mo.Sun Valley, Calif.Tampa,
Fla.Toms River, N.J.*Trenton, N.J.Tucson, Ariz.Venice, Fla.Vero
Beach, Fla.Washington, Pa.*Waterloo, OntarioWelford, S.C.West
Jordan, Utah*West Melbourne, Fla.West Seneca, N.Y.*Wheeling,
Ill.*Wilmington, Del.Woodinville, Wash.
*Public Fueling Station
ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading
provider of comprehensive waste management services in North
America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection,
transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services.
It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill
gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s
customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and
municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more
information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or
www.thinkgreen.com.
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Waste ManagementJanette Micelli, 602-579-6152jmicelli@wm.com
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