Recycling in Herefordshire goes electric
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Herefordshire's first all-electric recycling collection vehicles (RCVs) will be taking to the county's roads this month.
The two electric RCVs are part of a fleet of 28 new vehicles which Herefordshire Council has bought under its new recycling and waste collection services contract.
The council's cabinet member for the environment Elissa Swinglehurst said the electric vehicles would help the authority achieve net zero by its target date of 2030.
"The benefits they will bring to residents and those who visit the city include a reduction in air pollution including particulates and nitrogen oxide gases, and a reduction in noise pollution," she said.
The council said the electric RCVs would serve residents and businesses near their charging point at the Ross Road depot in Hereford.
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