Nine Dennis Eagle diesel RCVs have been delivered to Southampton City Council in line with the goals of its Green City Charter.
The council ordered seven Elite 6×2 rear-steer vehicles with Olympus 21m3 bodies fitted with Terberg OmniTRADE bin lifts and two Elite 4×2 narrow vehicles with Olympus 10m3 bodies and Terberg OmniDEL Electric bin lifts.
The new RCVs conform to today’s vastly improved Euro VI emission standards, and their engines produce around 80% less nitrogen oxide gases than their predecessors in Southampton. Coupled with a 50% reduction in microparticle emissions, this is totally in line with the city’s green ambitions.
Green City Charter
Launched in 2019, Southampton’s Green City Charter aims to reduce emissions to meet World Health Organisation air quality standards, improve healthy life expectancy and make Southampton carbon neutral by 2030.
Livery
The nine vehicles have also been decked out in an eye-catching livery to remind Southampton residents of what can and cannot go into blue-lidded recycling bins.
Environmentally sustainable
Cabinet Member for Green City & Place, Councillor Steve Leggett, said: ‘As we upgrade our fleet of RCVs, it’s essential that we do so in a way that’s not only economical but also environmentally sustainable.
‘As we decommission older fleet vehicles that are coming to the end of their working lives, we are replacing them with trucks that have the latest green technology, in line with our Green City commitments.
‘These new waste collection vehicles will offer renewed performance reliability, with reduced off-road downtime due to faults or breakdowns, alongside greatly improved levels of emissions.’
Cleaner RCVs
Dennis Eagle’s Regional Sales Manager Ben Hoadley said: ‘Advances in engine technology have helped us produce much cleaner trucks in recent years while also improving their efficiency.
‘The reduction in nitrogen oxide gases and particulates emitted by these engines will play a significant role in improving air quality in the city.
‘And two of the vehicles means can use our Terberg electric bin lifts which not only reduce fuel consumption but also reduce emissions.’
