Houston’s Waste Management has opened its 100th CNG fueling station nationally this week in Oklahoma City.
It held a ceremony Tuesday morning in the city as it dedicated the fueling station for the nearly 100 CNG-operated trash trucks refuel every day.
Waste Management operates an estimated 6,000 natural gas trucks, the largest heavy-duty fleet of its kind in North America, according to the announcement by the company.
“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 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 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 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, Ontario Bremerton, Wash. Bristol, Pa.* Burnsville, Minn. Calgary, Alberta Camden, N.J.* Canal Winchester, Ohio Carlsbad, Calif. Castroville, Calif. Chesapeake City, Va. Chino, Calif.* Cicero, Ill.* Cleveland, Ohio Cocoa, Fla. Compton, Calif. Conroe, Texas* Conway, S.C. Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Corona, Calif.Cranston, R.I.
Curtis Bay, Md.* Des Moines, Iowa Duluth, Minn. El Cajon, Calif. Englewood, Colo. Erie, Pa. Fairborn, Ohio Fayetteville, 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, Kansas Livermore, 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, Ontario Palmdale, 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, Ontario Welford, S.C. West Jordan, Utah* West Melbourne, Fla. West Seneca, N.Y.* Wheeling, Ill.* Wilmington, Del. Woodinville, Wash. |
