Phoenix-based Allied Waste has announced the conversion of its 225-truck fleet in San Mateo County, Calif., to biodiesel fuel. By converting from 80,000 gallons of petroleum diesel each month to B20 biodiesel, Allied will reduce its local carbon...

Though it's still early in the development process, meeting the 2010 engine emission regulations may not be as painful as many fear.

Norcal Waste Systems of San Francisco has announced that its subsidiaries servicing the city — Sunset Scavenger, Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling and S.F. Recycling & Disposal — now exclusively use alternative fuels in their trucks...

Norcal Waste Systems of San Francisco has announced that its subsidiaries serving the San Francisco—Sunset Scavenger, Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling, and S.F. Recycling & Disposal Inc.—now exclusively use alternative fuels in their trucks. The...

The way Chuck Woolever sees it, selecting the right alternative fuel for a refuse fleet boils down to a matter of balance. In almost every case, switching from diesel to an alternative fuel — such as natural gas, hydrogen, propane or blended fuels...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rang in the New Year with more stringent emissions requirements for new on-highway diesel powered vehicles. While older vehicles are not held to the higher standards, voluntary retrofit programs...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to reduce diesel emissions from the state’s garbage trucks. According to an EPA press release, the money will...

There's a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the trucks that refuse firms will be buying this year, all of it revolving around the new diesel-engine emission standards designed to promote cleaner air. Yes, trucks will cost more, and, yes, fuel...

David Steiner, CEO of Houston-based Waste Management and a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council, has added his voice to those of other business leaders and retired military experts in demanding that the U.S. government address its...

UNTIL THIS FALL, the rates for residential trash collection in central California's Merced County had not changed in nine years. Beginning in December, however, residents in the county's unincorporated areas are going to have to pay as much as 25...