Allan Gerlat, News Editor

December 5, 2014

1 Min Read
Progressive Waste Opens CNG Fueling Station in British Columbia

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

The facility serves the largest fleet of natural gas-powered waste and recycling collection trucks in British Columbia and Canada, with 77 CNG trucks in the cities of Coquitlam and Surrey, according to a news release.

The waste and recycling trucks are powered by natural gas from FortisBC and technology developed by Cummins Westport of Vancouver.

The move is part of an initiative by Progressive announced in May 2013 to convert the company’s waste and recycling collection fleet to CNG from diesel fuel. Since then Progressive has added nearly 250 natural gas-powered trucks to its fleet.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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