Since the beginning of February, all Veolia Recyclage et Valorisation collection trucks circulating in Haute-Garonne have run on biofuel, recycled organic waste. Nearly 30 vehicles collecting residual and recyclable waste from communities and businesses in the department have abandoned diesel to use fuel from the recycling of used food oils and animal fats.
These trucks are responsible in particular for collecting household waste from residents of the towns of Cugnaux and Villeneuve-Tolosane, south of the Pink City, for the benefit of Toulouse Métropole. The fleet also covers public establishments such as the Toulouse University Hospital.
Fewer fine particles too
“After the Hautes-Pyrénées which are already equipped with it, our objective is to switch to biofuel 40% of our truck fleet in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions by the end of 2024,” indicates Sophie Delage, director. regional office of Veolia Recycling & Waste Recovery South-West region. We are convinced, with our community and industrial customers, that biofuels offer a promising solution to meet the climate challenges of today and tomorrow.”
The biofuel used by Veolia trucks reduces CO2 emissions by 70% compared to standard fuel and emissions of fine particles, a very important source of air pollution, by 12%. This fleet of 30 trucks will travel nearly 600,000 km this year with this biofuel, supplied by the company Altens.