A council in Surrey in the UK has transitioned 28 of its waste collection trucks from diesel to biofuel in an effort to cut carbon emissions.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council announced that the vehicles are now running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable diesel alternative, which is expected to reduce emissions from each truck by at least 76%.

According to the council, this change will prevent around 500 tonnes of carbon from being released into the atmosphere annually — roughly equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to power up to 500 flats for a year.

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