Facilities/Construction Management and UH Energy partnered together to submit an application for a grant pertaining to the replacement of a solid waste truck in summer 2020. The received grant totaled $290,980.

This particular grant was targeted to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions from mobile sources. The criteria for the grant was dependent on the age of the current trucks being used.

Once UH Energy made UH Facilities aware of this opportunity, Fleet Manager Shawn Rand helped gather the needed information for this project. After the confirmation came in that it would be received, even more work was put into the purchasing of the truck because it had to adhere to the more stringent federal emission standards for NOX.

The day finally came when the truck was delivered in the fall of 2021 and the hard work paid off in multiple ways. “The effort that was put into this process felt worth it when I saw the truck finally come down Entrance 17.” Rand explains. It was a point of pride that she was able to help the Solid Waste and Recycling Team obtain a more efficient and reliable recycling truck.