CLEANUP TIME TRASH TRUCKS WILL RUN ON NATURAL GAS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Smoke-belching trash trucks spreading diesel fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. through Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley neighborhoods once a week will eventually be a thing of the past. Using grants obtained through the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, Waste Management is buying trucks that run on liquefied natural gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. , which emit fewer particulates and nitrogen oxide than diesel fuel. ``I think this shows ... what can happen when local government and private industry work together. The environment and local citizens are the beneficiaries of this teamwork,'' said Steve Paulson, Waste Management site manager. Waste Management, the air quality district and other local officials gathered Wednesday to dedicate a 15,000-gallon liquefied natural gas tank at the Palmdale landfill. The tank, containing fuel cooled to 190 degrees below zero, will refuel re·fu·el v. re·fu·eled also re·fu·elled, re·fu·el·ing also re·fu·el·ling, re·fu·els also re·fu·els v.tr. To supply again with fuel. v.intr. Waste Management's trash trucks working around the Antelope Valley. The company plans to power its entire Antelope Valley fleet, now 74 trucks, with liquefied natural gas. The company has 11 LNG-powered trucks now and hopes to replace about 10 percent of its trucks a year, said Karl McCarthy, Waste Management district manager. LNG-powered trash trucks cost about 30 percent more than diesel-powered trucks, McCarthy said. Operating costs are also higher. Waste Management trucks in El Cajon and Palm Desert all run on fuels other than diesel or gasoline, officials said. The 11 LNG-powered Antelope Valley trash trucks have been in service for about three months, but they have been refueled from a tanker truck. The $600,000 LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. tank was subsidized with $425,000 obtained by the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District through Department of Motor Vehicle licensing fees. The tank will be open to other local fleets using LNG-powered vehicles, said Antelope Valley AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot official Bret Banks. Another $630,000 from the air quality district is going toward the purchase of 13 LNG-powered trucks. The grant will cover the extra cost of buying LNG rather than diesel trucks, McCarthy said. The air quality district earlier helped pay for compressed natural gas Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a substitute for gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel. It is considered to be an environmentally "clean" alternative to those fuels. It is made by compressing natural gas (which is mainly composed by methane (CH4 fueling stations at the Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Co. and Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency yards in Lancaster, Banks said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Waste Management is buying trucks that run on liquefied natural gas, which emit fewer pollutants than diesel fuel. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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