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Waitrose runs trucks on bio-fuel
British supermarket chain Waitrose is already one of the greenest retailers in the world. Since 2012 she does not throw waste in a landfill, and last year the network started to pack fusilli (pasta) in a packaging produced from recycled food waste, according to the company, reduces the use of pulp to 15%.
Latest eco-project Waitrose aimed at solving the problem of food waste England – it still remains lightly managed the conversion of waste into fuel, which fill their trucks for deliveries.
Supermarket chain Waitrose is teaming up with a supplier of alternative fuel, "to become the first company in Europe to use trucks that run entirely on biomethane gas produced from food waste".
"We will be able to make deliveries to our stores from the base without refueling," said Justin Laney (Laney Justin) of company the John Lewis Partnership that operates a chain of Waitrose. "And because biomethane is 40% cheaper than diesel fuel, this project will pay for itself in two to three years".
Waitrose says that the trucks can travel up to 800 km on this type of fuel, which essentially is a by-product of rotting vegetable matter.
Technology enables vehicles to operate fully on the fuel, which is cheaper than diesel and produces 70 percent less carbon dioxide that will give a much-needed contribution to the promise of the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030, in accordance with the Paris agreement on climate issues.
Many will say that this is a sufficient argument for the change of the fuel, but in addition turned out to be the trucks running on biomethane is also much quieter than their noisy gas-guzzling counterparts, refuel much faster, and even fuel consumption are significantly smaller.
CNG Fuels, biomethane supplier to Waitrose, estimates fuel savings of $ 18 000 and 25 000 $ for one truck per year. published
P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©
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Latest eco-project Waitrose aimed at solving the problem of food waste England – it still remains lightly managed the conversion of waste into fuel, which fill their trucks for deliveries.
Supermarket chain Waitrose is teaming up with a supplier of alternative fuel, "to become the first company in Europe to use trucks that run entirely on biomethane gas produced from food waste".
"We will be able to make deliveries to our stores from the base without refueling," said Justin Laney (Laney Justin) of company the John Lewis Partnership that operates a chain of Waitrose. "And because biomethane is 40% cheaper than diesel fuel, this project will pay for itself in two to three years".
Waitrose says that the trucks can travel up to 800 km on this type of fuel, which essentially is a by-product of rotting vegetable matter.
Technology enables vehicles to operate fully on the fuel, which is cheaper than diesel and produces 70 percent less carbon dioxide that will give a much-needed contribution to the promise of the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030, in accordance with the Paris agreement on climate issues.
Many will say that this is a sufficient argument for the change of the fuel, but in addition turned out to be the trucks running on biomethane is also much quieter than their noisy gas-guzzling counterparts, refuel much faster, and even fuel consumption are significantly smaller.
CNG Fuels, biomethane supplier to Waitrose, estimates fuel savings of $ 18 000 and 25 000 $ for one truck per year. published
P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©
Source: facepla.net/the-news/tech-news-mnu/5552-%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE.html
