The county's first electric-powered bin wagon has hit the streets of Lancaster
The 27-tonne wagon is the first of its kind in Lancashire to be used by a local authority to deliver a waste collection service.
It was unveiled at Castle Hill in Lancaster this morning.
The Lancaster City Council vehicle will be joined by a second wagon of the same type and model later this year.
They will replace the two conventional diesel wagons currently used for Lancaster City Council’s business waste collection service.
The daily service collects more than around 330 tonnes of waste each month from city and town centre shops, pubs, offices and other commercial businesses across the district.
The two fully electric vehicles aim to support the council’s ongoing commitment to tackling the climate emergency by reducing carbon emissions.
“In 2018 /19, our fleet used 453,130 litres of diesel to deliver vital services to residents, resulting in 1,218 tonnes of CO2 emissions," said Councillor Kevin Frea from the Green party, the council's cabinet member with responsibility for climate action.
“We’ve got a fleet of 176 vehicles of all shapes and sizes and already made significant progress in switching to electric across many of our cars and vans.
"Even so, of all our vehicles, it is our waste collection wagons which consume the most fuel and emit the greatest amount of CO2, so this further step forward will play a key part in our carbon reduction plans.”
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