Press Release

Trash Pick Up to Become Greener for Residents in the Inland Pass
Waste Management Unveils New Compressed Natural Gas Trash Trucks

Inland Empire, CA, June 27, 2008 - In July, Waste Management of the Inland Empire will roll out five new cleaner-fuel trash trucks that run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for residential collections in the communities of Beaumont and Banning.

An additional five CNG trucks will be phased in through out the rest of this year- for a total of ten alternative fuel trash trucks.

The CNG trucks will be unveiled before the Beaumont City Council meeting, Tuesday, July 1st , at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to come and learn more about these new environmentally friendly trash trucks.

These next generation trash trucks boasts several benefits: The CNG engines are 50% quieter than comparable diesel engines and emit 95% less particulate matter (PM) also known as soot and 90% less carbon monoxide (CO) than their diesel counterparts. They are also cleaner burning than "low sulfur" diesel engines.

Waste Management of the Inland Empire currently runs fifteen trash trucks with one truck running on natural gas for residential collection in the cities of Banning and Beaumont. The new additions will replace the trucks that run on diesel.

“These unique trucks only furthers the steadfast commitment our company has to invest in cleaner technology to help the environment,” said Scott Jenkins, District Manager for Waste Management of the Inland Empire. “It is one more step towards improving air quality and meeting the growing needs of the cities and customers we serve.”

In California, Waste Management has reduced 247 tons of harmful air emissions from its fleet of trucks, including cutting smog-forming NOx (oxides of nitrogen) emissions by 226 tons per year – the equivalent of taking more than 28,000 passenger cars off the road.

Waste Management’s El Sobrante Landfill is located in the unincorporated area of Riverside County. The landfill serves more than one million Inland Empire residents and is a critical component of Riverside County and the greater Los Angeles region’s infrastructure. The site has more than XXX acres in permanent preservation and is a critical component of preserving open space in Riverside County. For more information on the landfill, please go to www.keepinginlandempireclean.com.

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