City Harvest Launches Insulated Cargo Bicycles as Latest "Green" Mode of Transportation.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- City Harvest continues to take its "waste not" motto to the streets with its newest innovative solution to conserve resources: the City Harvest insulated in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. cargo bicycles. The organization's bicycles are picking up food donations weighing between 20 and 50 pounds from around the city. Each of the bicycles has a total capacity of 500 pounds. The bicycles fill the gap between City Harvest's "Street Fleet" - volunteers who rescue and deliver food weighing less than 20 pounds on foot - and their refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. trucks that run throughout the city seven days a week. Using the cargo bicycles for smaller pickups frees the truck fleet for additional large-scale large-scale adj. 1. Large in scope or extent. 2. Drawn or made large to show detail. large-scale Adjective 1. wide-ranging or extensive 2. donations. By bringing in the bicycles, City Harvest will save $35,000 annually in fuel costs. With a larger than ever number of New Yorkers relying on emergency food programs, this new mode of transportation will help offset fuel costs and cost-effectively deliver more food to those in need. In addition, City Harvest has five hybrid trucks on the road and has launched an effort to convert its entire fleet of 16 trucks to hybrid technology by the end of 2009. "We are constantly seeking out eco-friendly eco-friendly adj → ecológico eco-friendly adj → non nuisible à or qui ne nuit pas à l'environnement eco-friendly adj , cost effective ways to deliver food to New Yorkers in need," says Jilly Stephens Ste·phens , Alexander Hamilton 1812-1883. American politician who was vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) under Jefferson Davis. , Executive Director of City Harvest. "The bicycles, combined with our first-in-the-nation, refrigerated full-hybrid trucks we launched this past August, is our way of responding to the dual food and fuel crisis." About City Harvest Now serving New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for more than 25 years, City Harvest (www.CityHarvest.org) is the world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children. This year, City Harvest will collect 23 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to more than 600 community food programs using a fleet of trucks and bikes as well as volunteers on foot. Each week, City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal. |
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