Climate Leadership: Electrification

Leading the Charge

At Republic Services, we’re bringing cleaner, quieter service to the communities we serve through adoption of a zero-emissions electric collection fleet. We’ve made the industry's largest commitment to electrification, and today we operate the largest EV collection fleet in North America.

Our industry is ideal for electric vehicles:

Collection trucks drive short distances
Make many stops and starts during a route
And return to a home base where they can recharge overnight

Combined with our national scale, we’re making a real difference in reducing our fleet emissions and supporting climate action in local communities.

85%

reduction in emissions over diesel trucks

50%

of new truck purchases expected to be EVs by 2028

image of electric vehicle charging and of electric truck

Our Progress

2018

Mack and Peterbilt initial EV discussions begin

2020

Mack EV Pilot (Hickory, N.C.)

2021

Peterbilt Evs begin collections (Boise, Idaho)

2023

McNeilus fully integrated EV unveiled

2025

100+ EVs in operation

2028

50% of new truck purchases expected to be EVs

Driving Progress

Through its partnership with Republic Services, the City of Louisville, Colorado, became the first municipality in the nation to adopt a fully electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet. The fleet of McNeilus Volterra EVs includes advanced safety features like 360-degree cameras and expanded windshields, and with zero tailpipe emissions, our vehicles are a key component of the city's Sustainability Action Plan.

Electrifying Our Fleet

Our fleet extends beyond collection vehicles, so our electrification efforts do, too. In addition to residential and commercial collection trucks, we've added electric supervisor pickups, support trucks and yard hostlers, and continue to pilot new EV applications.