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U.S. leading waste operator commits to biomethane to power its fleet
Republic Services, Inc. announced an agreement that represents the widest geographic usage of Clean Energy’s Redeem™ renewable natural gas in North America. A growing number of Republic Services’ natural gas vehicles will utilize increasing amounts of Redeem fuel across 21 states over the next five years. This is projected to reduce fleet emissions by roughly 250,000 metric tons of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per year, which is equal to taking 53,000 passenger vehicles off the road.
“As the operator of one of the largest vocational fleets in the country, we are continually looking for sustainable business solutions, and committed to the reduction of fleet emissions,” said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability at Republic Services. “We continue to expand our fleet of clean-powered collection vehicles, and biomethane is a seamless complement with additional environmental benefits.”
“We commend Republic Services for its long-term use of natural gas to support sustainability objectives and furthering the growth of biomethane as a vehicle fuel with the expanded use of Redeem,” said Chad Lindholm, vice president, Clean Energy. “Together we will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to make a positive environmental impact on communities across America.”
Republic Services is not only a natural gas customer of Clean Energy, but also supplies some of the gas from its landfills to create Redeem, demonstrating its strong commitment to the circular economy. Nationwide, Republic Services operates a fleet of more than 3,000 natural gas vehicles and 43 natural gas fueling stations.
