* The electric vehicle which has been trialled in Rhyl, Prestatyn and Ruthin with staff from the Waste and Recycling team and Cllr Brian Jones.
Residents in Rhyl, Prestatyn and Ruthin have had their bins emptied by an electric waste collection vehicle for the first time.
Denbighshire
County Council’s Waste and Recycling team has been trialling a new waste
collection vehicle which runs solely on electric.
The trial of
the Dennis Eagle e-Collect, on loan through Dennis Eagle, a well-established
supplier of waste collection vehicles, is part of the Council’s work to reduce
carbon emissions and protect the environment.
Cllr Brian
Jones, Lead Member for Waste, Transport and the Environment, said: “The council
is serious about tackling the climate and ecological change emergency.
“As part of
that work we are asking residents to recycle as much of their waste as possible
and we must also reduce the carbon emissions generated through collecting our
waste, and keep pace with the new developments in technology.
“The waste
collection crews involved in the trial have been very positive about the
electric vehicle and are confident it is up to the job.
“The trial has
shown plenty of battery capacity left at the end of shifts and without exhaust
fumes and a reduction in noise, the vehicle is safer and more comfortable to
operate for staff.”
The council
will use evidence from the trial to determine how many electric vehicles it
could introduce to its fleet in the next two years, as its existing fleet comes
up for replacement.
The council
will assess which areas of the county can be serviced by this particular model
of vehicle as a range of sizes of refuse collection vehicles are currently used
across the county.
The council’s new waste depot development in Denbigh, due to be completed in 2022, is being designed to accommodate electric vehicles, as well as other ultra-low emission vehicles.
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