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Roseville to use wastewater to fuel garbage trucks

Roseville addressing climate change by using wastewater to fuel garbage trucks

PROGRAM. HAPPENING THIS MORNING, THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE HIGHLIGHTING WHAT’S CALLED A REVOLUTIONARY MOVE TO TURN WASTE INTO FUEL. KCRA THREES MIKE TESELLE EXPLAINS THE IMPACT THAT THIS PROJECT COULD HAVE ON DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. I AM STANDING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM ROSEVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THIS IS 10:00 THIS MORNING WHERE THE CITY HOLDING AN EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW ENERGY RECOVERY PLANT PROJECT HERE AND HOW IT COULD ULTIMATELY HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. ROSEVILLE SAYS IT’S TAKING A STEP TOWARDS REDUCING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT BY UTILIZING ORGANIC WASTE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT TO POWER. GET THIS ITS GARBAGE TRUCK FLEET BY USING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS. THE CITY SAYS THE NEW PLANT WILL HELP TO DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE CITY ALSO SAYS THIS MOVE COULD POTENTIALLY TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF ITS GARBAGE TRUCKS POWERED BY RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS AND THE POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS. WELL, THE CITY ESTIMATES IT WOULD SAVE 50%, COMPARED TO BUYING DIESEL. AND AGAIN, AS WE’RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ABOVE THE STONE MONUMENT SIGN, YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE AND WHITE PROJECT SIGNS NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS UNDERWAY HERE. BUT AGAIN, TODAY, ALL ABOUT HIGHLIGHTING HOW THIS TURNING WASTEWATER INTO FUEL CAN HELP TO DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND POTENTIALLY ALSO SAVE SOME MONEY BY TURNING THAT WASTEWATER INTO FU

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Roseville addressing climate change by using wastewater to fuel garbage trucks

In a move it is calling a "revolutionary waste to fuel" project, the city of Roseville is working to turn organic wastewater into renewable natural gas.The move is aimed at powering its fleet of garbage trucks and reducing its carbon footprint."Using this new plant will help decrease greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change. The city currently has 14 RNG-powered trucks and intends to add 33 more," read an email from the city.The city also highlighted that a move to more eco-friendly RNG fuel could result in over 50% savings per gallon compared to diesel.

In a move it is calling a "revolutionary waste to fuel" project, the city of Roseville is working to turn organic wastewater into renewable natural gas.

The move is aimed at powering its fleet of garbage trucks and reducing its carbon footprint.

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"Using this new plant will help decrease greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change. The city currently has 14 RNG-powered trucks and intends to add 33 more," read an email from the city.

The city also highlighted that a move to more eco-friendly RNG fuel could result in over 50% savings per gallon compared to diesel.

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