Corio Waste Management has recently put its first Isuzu NPR 300 CNG truck into service for the City of Casey in Victoria, giving a new meaning to the term ‘green’ waste. Winning a lucrative long-term contract based on the environmental credentials of the Isuzu NPR 300 CNG, Corio Waste Management's newly-delivered garbage compactor is specified with a MacDonald Johnston rear loading compactor body, and is used exclusively to collect public litter and recyclables within the City of Casey.
According to Corio Waste Management's General Manager, Matthew Dickens, the City of Casey preferred the use of alternative fuelled trucks for its public litter collection services.
"During the tendering process for the public litter collection contract, the City of Casey clearly stated that it would give preference to contractors who used alternative fuelled trucks," Mr Dickens said.
"Corio Waste Management had already considered converting a number of its existing trucks to run on Liquefied Natural Gas or CNG using aftermarket conversions.
"When Isuzu released a factory backed CNG truck, which suited our needs on the City of Casey contract, we purchased the product right away," Mr Dickens said.
According to Mr Dickens – a qualified environmental scientist and carbon accounting and carbon management expert – the Isuzu CNG NPR 300 truck delivers significant savings in terms of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions over its diesel counterparts.
"The Isuzu CNG truck is great for the environment – it is one of the cleanest trucks available on the market," Mr Dickens said.
"It emits zero PM, and around 50 per cent less NOx than a diesel truck in the equivalent weight class.
"In addition, the Isuzu NPR CNG surpasses all government truck emissions regulations, such as Australian Design Rule 80/03 and Euro V due to be introduced in January next year."
With a strong environmental background, Mr Dickens has also implemented a Carbon Management Strategy for the company, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality and work towards quantifying and addressing its full life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint over time.
"Corio Waste Management prepared a GHG inventory for the first time for financial year 2008‐09 and has made a commitment to reduce its GHG emissions by 20 per cent of 2008‐09 net emissions by 2011‐12, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2020," Mr Dickens said.
"Using alternative fuel vehicles is an important step in this process, and we will be replacing the older Isuzu trucks on fleet with CNG models in the coming years."
Fitted with a MacDonald Johnston JM6 rear loading garbage compactor, the Isuzu NPR 300 CNG works seven days a week, collecting public litter and recyclables. The truck traverses around 200 kilometres a day and has already returned notable financial savings for Corio Waste Management, according to Mr Dickens.
"The Isuzu NPR CNG has delivered substantial fuel cost savings for Corio Waste Management, as natural gas is far cheaper than diesel," Mr Dickens said.
"With Advanced Fuels Technology installing a CNG gas compressor for us at our depot in Dandenong South, we have the luxury of securing a fixed long-term deal with our gas supplier."
According to Mr Dickens, the Isuzu CNG truck will also reduce Corio Waste Management’s vehicle maintenance expenses.
"A natural gas engine burns cleaner and more efficiently than a diesel engine," Mr Dickens said.
"It is also cheaper to maintain, as the truck only requires regular servicing, filter and minor component changes periodically.”
The drivers have also been pleasantly surprised by the power and performance of the Isuzu NPR 300 CNG garbage compactor, according to Mr Dickens.
"Our drivers have been very impressed with the power of the Isuzu NPR 300 CNG – they couldn't notice the performance difference between the Isuzu CNG 130 gas engine and a conventional diesel engine," Mr Dickens said.
Operating in stop-start city conditions, backstreets, parks and around sports ovals, the Corio Waste Management Isuzu NPR 300 CNG garbage compactor is serviced exclusively by Patterson Cheney Isuzu.
For more information about Isuzu Trucks, Australia, visit http://www.isuzu.com.au/.
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