City of Greensboro Swapping Out Gas-guzzling Trash Trucks for CNG

TJCOG's Lacey Jane Wolfe in front of the city's CNG refuse haulers

On a bright sunny morning, the City of Greensboro's mayor, Robbie Perkins, officiated a solid turn out for a grand opening event on June 29, 2012 to celebrate the launch of a CNG station and two CNG refuse trucks. The event took place at the city's Equipment Services campus. The $800,000 project  funded in part through Triangle "J" Council of Government's Carolina Blues Initiative, is a substantial investment in the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel the city's refuse trucks. Steve Simpson, city management consultant for the project, estimates 60 percent fuel savings by switching to CNG. City officials are looking forward to lower and less harmful emissions.
For more information, contact Jerry Gunter with the city at 336-373-4196.