Electric bin lorries have joined Denbighshire County Council’s growing non-fossil fuel powered fleet.
Two new Dennis Eagle e-Collect bin lorries have been purchased following a trial run in 2020 of the model around Rhyl, Prestayn and Ruthin with staff from Waste and Recycling.
The council
declared a Climate Change and Ecological Emergency in July 2019 and committed to becoming a Net Carbon Zero and Ecologically Positive authority by
2030.
Part of this work is growing the number of non-fossil fuel vehicles used by the council.
Examples of these currently in use are taxis, an electric mini bus used in the
Ruthin area, a mobile observatory van and EV ATV used by countryside staff, EV
vans used for goods transport by different services and EV cars supporting
social services staff.
Staff are
currently familiarising themselves with the new lorries and how they can
perform for the service. The vehicles will be brought into service before
March.
Cllr Barry
Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We are working hard
to reduce the miles produced by fossil fuels in our county by council staff and
the public to tackle climate change
“The initial
trial of the Dennis Eagle e-Collect went extremely well, it showed us that
after a shift there was battery capacity left and that it was safer and
comfortable for the staff.
“Above all
these two vehicles are another important part in the chain to reduce our fleet
carbon emissions and I look forward to seeing them enter service soon."
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