The CNG shift: How solid waste companies are saving time, money, and the environment

02/08/2016

In a recent interview with Bloomberg Television, Waste Management CEO David Steiner said the industry's shift to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles is good for both the environment and for a company's wallet. "You will see everyone turn to natural gas because, from a heavy-duty fleet point of view, it makes great economic sense," he explained. Now, a new tax credit — which will retroactively extend tax credits for natural gas that expired last year from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2016 — has provided even more impetus. Read more