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Council fleet goes green with biodesel switch
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A WILTSHIRE COUNCIL plans to reduce its environmental impact and save money by running its refuse collection vehicles on biodiesel.
Over the next six weeks the 20 Leyland and Dennis refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), as well as vans used for litter clearance and ground maintenance, will make the switch after North Wiltshire District Council won the backing of its vehicle manufacturers.
The council reports that it has been working on the idea for the past 18 months but reached a sticking point when it was told that the vehicles' warranties would not cover the switch.
However a three-month pilot using two vehicles from its RCV fleet found no adverse effect on their reliability when running on bofuel which includes 5% refined vegetable oil.
"There was some concern over how the vehicles would perform," a council spokesman admits. "But we found no effect on their reliability. In this case it's a win-win situation. There's no cost in making the switch."
Steve Bowcock, operations co-ordinator for the council, adds: "With the vehicle
manufacturers on board and the cost of blodiesel being comparable with normal diesel, we can now make the most of the benefits of reducing our carbon footprint while using sustainable resources.
"We're confident that we're now ready to use biofuel on a permanent basis and we will be constantly monitoring the use of all our fuel."