Report advises transition to RNG in waste and recycling fleets
A study of greenhouse gases emitted in 2019 reveals that the transportation sector accounted for the largest portion (29%) of total US GHG emissions, according to EPA. A recently published report by the New York-based NGO Energy Vision digs deeper into the specifics of the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions; the report, titled The Refuse Revolution, states the following: “Waste and recycling collection trucks and other heavy duty truck and bus fleets are a vital focus. While they make up just 4% of the US vehicle population, they consume a whopping 20% of all vehicle fuel and emit nearly 25% of our transportation greenhouse gases.”
Heavy trucks like those in waste and recycling…
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