Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and officials from Republic Services formally welcomed the first all-electric recycling truck in the waste company’s fleet of trash vehicles. The 21-ton truck unveiled on Wednesday is the first of multiple electric trucks that will be joining Republic Services’ fleet of vehicles used to collect trash, recycling and compost from across Boise.

According to the city, the recycling truck is rear-loading and will collect commercial recycling in Boise five days a week. The truck, which took two and half years before debuting on Wednesday, can serve up to 120 containers per day and collect seven tons of material before it needs to dump it off local recycling centers.

“What’s really cool and exciting about this is that we are experimenting, we’re making sure that Boise leads that we’re building an economy around it and we have jobs in the future here in the valley,” McLean said during a ribbon-cutting event.

Other electric vehicles, or EVs, are scheduled to join Republic Services’ fleet in the future. EVs are meant to improve sustainability and clean air. “This is a great example of how innovation and partnerships can help us achieve our broader climate goals,” Mayor Lauren McLean said in a statement. “Clean air, less reliance on fossil fuels and a firm commitment to transitioning to clean electricity benefits all residents and businesses in Boise.”

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Author: Shirah Matsuzawa, KTVB 7
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