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Local News - Local News - September 13, 2012
Waste Management, others add natural gas-powered fleets, fueling stations
Avista, Waste Management motor toward a cheaper, clean-burning alternative

By Treva Lind
Of the Journal of Business

Ken Gimpel, of Waste Management of Spokane, says the $2 million fueling infrastructure is set up so it eventually can fill 39 compressed natural gas-fueled trucks.
Ken Gimpel, of Waste Management of Spokane, says the $2 million fueling infrastructure is set up so it eventually can fill 39 compressed natural gas-fueled trucks.
—Staff photo by Treva Lind
The use of natural gas as a cheaper, cleaner-burning fuel for fleet vehicles is gaining traction among some U.S. businesses that operate route systems, including Avista Corp. and Waste Management Inc. here.

The two companies are developing natural gas fueling infrastructure at their main offices here to fill fleet trucks that run on compressed natural gas. Altogether, they're spending more than $10 million on the projects and vehicles.

Specifically, Waste Management o...


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