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Republic deploys 67 CNG solid waste and recycling trucks in southern NJ and Philadelphia area

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has brought 67 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks to serve customers throughout southern New Jersey and in Philadelphia. One of the more lasting contributions we can make in our community is to protect the environment by reducing ozone-forming emissions wherever possible.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year.

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