Waste Management Opens CNG Fueling Station in Florida

Allan Gerlat, News Editor

June 24, 2014

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Waste Management Inc. has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in West Melbourne, Fla., to serve its Brevard County fleet.

Houston-based Waste Management has 35 CNG trucks serving Brevard County and 262 throughout Florida, marking the largest CNG waste industry fleet in the state, according to a news release.

By 2019 Waste Management will have more than 500 CNG vehicles serving its residential and business customers in Florida.

The company now has 58 fueling stations in the state. Overall, Waste Management has invested more than $90 million in CNG trucks and fueling stations in Florida.

About the Author

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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