Westminster sets eCollects to work

The UK’s largest eRCV fleet, powered by waste the vehicles collect, is now up and running in London.

Westminster City Council’s fleet of 40 Dennis Eagle eCollects, operated by its environmental partner Veolia, has been described as “the biggest decarbonisation programme of its kind by a UK local authority”.

The vehicles are based in a new depot at Landmann Way, near Bermondsey, which can charge 56 eRCVs at once. Here they are charged with electric power from a nearby energy recovery facility, which uses waste collected from across Westminster itself.

The council estimates that the operation of each eCollect will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 89% in comparison with a similar diesel-powered RCV.