Officials: Vehicle will benefit city, environment

By January Wetzel
First Posted: July 21, 2012 - 1:09 am
Last Updated: July 21, 2012 - 1:11 am

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Tribune photo by Aaron Piper / Seymour Department of Public Works employees remove a tarp from Seymour%u2019s new E3 Hybrid Recycle Truck. The truck will be used for several weeks to transport refuse before being switched to recycling collection.

Tribune photo by Aaron Piper / Dick Wilde, left, director of Seymour Department of Public Works, shows some of the inner workings of the E3 Hybrid Recycle Truck%u2019s hydraulic system to Seymour Common Council members during a ceremony to unveil the truck to the public Friday afternoon. Seymour is the first community in the Midwest to be using one of the hybrid trucks.

Seymour took a bold step forward in the national movement toward better fuel efficiency and emissions reduction Friday afternoon with the unveiling of its new E3 automated hybrid recycle truck.

Mayor Craig Luedeman said the truck will play a big part in helping the city keep its curbside recycling program free to residents.

“This is truly a magnificent truck for today and especially for the future,” he said during a ceremony held in the grassy lot at Tipton and Walnut streets across from Schneck Medical Center.

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