Going Natural

Beginning in January 2009, Brookhaven, N.Y., will require all haulers that service the town to operate trucks that run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The town will have a CNG fueling station at its 1.25-acre waste management facility in Yaphank, N.Y. Kevin Malloy, communications director for the town, says the decision to switch to CNG was made because those trucks are more fuel-efficient, keeping the cost of the contracts with haulers as low as possible. In addition, “the trucks are quieter and are more environmentally friendly,” he says. Malloy adds that the price of CNG at the fueling ...

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