According to the council, almost all of the North Kesteven garbage lorries run on recycled gasoline.
Nowadays, all except two of the fleet of thirty-one vehicles run hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) instead of diesel.
By 90%, the council claims it lowers total greenhouse gas emissions from its waste collecting activities, therefore saving around 800 tonnes of CO2 annually.
Recycling old cooking oils and like goods generates HVO.
Comprising around 400,000 miles (643,737km) annually, the trash fleet dumps 55,000 bins a week.
Richard Wright, the head of the council, claimed 41% of its carbon footprint came from rubbish collecting.
“Our vehicles travel along every road in the district, servicing every home, clearing fly tipping and undertaking other vital environmental tasks right across the area,” he stated.
” Now as they do so, there will be greatly less atmospheric impact as climate damaging emissions direct from the exhausts will be 98% lower from vehicles using HVO over regular diesel.”
The council is also funding suitable solar panels and air-heat pumps for its buildings as well as electric-powered vehicles.
