With global warming acknowledged as a serious worldwide environmental threat, Allied Waste Services of San Mateo County and the RethinkWaste have teamed up on a climate action plan. RethinkWaste has approved a plan for Allied to convert its entire 225-truck fleet to biodiesel. The biodegradeable, clean-burning alternative fuel is proven to help reduce global warming by dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
When Allied's full fleet conversion is completed in early 2008, the waste disposal and recycling company will become one of the largest users of B20 biodiesel on the west coast, replacing the use of some 80,000 gallons of conventional petroleum diesel each month. The company projects the move to biodiesel will ultimately reduce its fleet's local carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 48%, and hydrocarbon emissions by 67%.
"Biodiesel is the best available greenhouse gas reduction strategy for heavy duty vehicles," commented Allied Waste District Manager Norm Christensen. "This conversion will have a positive environmental impact on the San Mateo County communities we serve."
For more information on Allied's biodiesel and recycling initiatives, please visit www.alliedwastesanmateocounty.com
