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Cotswolds invests £7.8m to move waste vehicles from diesel to HVO
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (383+ words) Cotswold District Council has announced plans to replace its diesel waste fleet with vehicles powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). This comes alongside the introduction of its first electric refuse vehicle, as part of a "7.8m investment approved by councillors last…...
Hounslow rolls out HVO-fuelled vehicles for household waste collection
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (350+ words) Hounslow Council is expanding its use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel across its fleet of vehicles, following the success of an initial trial. The diesel alternative was first introduced by Lampton Services, who deliver key public services on behalf…...
SK tes and BMW partner on recycling programme
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (876+ words) Battery recycler SK tes has partnered with BMW to develop a pan-European recycling programme to recover cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries." Chief commercial officer at SK tes, Eric Ingebretsen, said: "SK tes believes that circularity is vital for…...