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Jul 29, 2016

MACK TRUCKS * USA: AN APPRECIATED REFUSE FLEET

* New York City's trash is Mack's treasure


--- Mack Trucks and the New York City Department of Sanitation are in talks to test out dimethyl ether (DME) as a new alternative fuel for its massive refuse fleet, but in the interim the truck maker brought reporters to the Big Apple to understand some of the processes involved in cleaning up after more than 8.5 million residents... With a fleet of more than 7,000 vehicles, of which more than 90% of the 2,500 refuse trucks are Mack, DiRico said most heavy-duty sanitation trucks have a lifespan of about 7-10 years. Interestingly, all refuse trucks double as snow plows during the winter. A plow is simply attached to the front of the truck. Drivers even work the same routes be it summer or winter... The department has access to labs where it tests alternative fuels such as DME, which can provide up to a 95% CO2 reduction compared to diesel when produced from biomass or biogas. Mack even has a DME-powered Pinnacle truck ready for testing. Perhaps most importantly, DME can be made from waste with the right infrastructure in place... A timeline for testing DME has yet to be established. Currently, the refuse fleet runs on a B20 biodiesel blend... 
(Photo: A Mack garbage truck show at the NYC Central Repair Shop)  --  New York, NY, USA - Today's Trucking, by David Nesseth - Jul 27, 2016

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Nov 9, 2015

GARBAGE TRUCKS' VIDEO - USA. "Garbage Trucks: On Route, In Action!"

* New York - Garbage trucks compilation video by Bryn Erdman


   Video by Thrash 'N' Trash Productions - Mar 27, 2015: ... Bryn Erdman said ... "So by popular demand, here is another garbage truck compilation video! This video features a wide variety of all different kinds of garbage trucks, all doing what they do best: picking up trash! You'll see rear loaders, side loaders, front loaders, automated trucks, and even a couple of curb-sort recycle trucks! This video will be sure to keep everyone entertained, from the youngest garbage trucks fans, to fellow adult garbage truck enthusiasts like myself, there's plenty of action! For those who regularly follow my videos, you'll even see a few new trucks that haven't had their "feature video" uploaded yet! ... Still, Erdman isn’t resting on his archives. By now he has filmed garbage trucks on route in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho, but he told me about his big dreams: “My ultimate goal is to film garbage trucks in all 50 states!” ... 
NY, USA - The NY Mag, By Allison Gibson - 5 Nov 2015

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Nov 1, 2015

ENVIROMENTAL TROUBLES * USA: Hawaii's garbage disposal

* Hawaii - Environmental Management Commission likes garbage trucking plan

-- Cross-county garbage hauling moved a step closer to reality Wednesday, with the Environmental Management Commission’s unanimous approval of a bill giving the mayor’s administration much more leeway in deciding whose trash goes where... “What we want is the best policy islandwide,” said Kohala Councilwoman, Margaret Wille... Environmental Management Director, Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, said the bill will serve a twofold purpose. First, it will lower tipping fees at the West Hawaii landfill at Puuanahulu by allowing the county to get a discounted fee by reaching a minimum level of waste. Second, the county can use the empty trucks to haul mulch from the West Hawaii landfill back to East Hawaii... The county is currently in the process of selecting a contractor for an ambitious organics diversion project that will remove much of the green waste, food, paper and compostable plastics from the waste stream and create a compost that can be sold to the public. Four new HI-5 recycling centers have also recently opened at transfer stations... A “pilot study” in 2012 caused outrage in West Hawaii and resulted in the ban. Rubbish trucking proposals had been a contentious issue for island residents for years, and the revelation a pilot project was ongoing came days after Mayor Billy Kenoi told West Hawaii residents the county had no plans to transport the trash... 
(Photo by Laura Shimabuku/West Hawaii Today: Trucks leave the Puuanahulu Landfill after emptying their loads on Wednesday)   --   Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - The West Hawaii Today, by Nancy Cook Lauer - October 29, 2015

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