Louisville first to adopt fully electric waste management fleet

LOUSIVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Republic Services has announced Louisville is the first city in the United States to adopt a fully electric fleet of waste management vehicles.

Louisville was first put on the map just over two years ago for enduring Colorado's most destructive fire.

"We’re first in the nation in a variety of ways," said Mayor Chris Leh for the city of Louisville. "The Marshal Fire just a few short years ago. This is a nice rebound, if you will, several years later, in one area."

Richard Coupland, vice president of municipal services for Republic Services, said he is just as excited for the vehicles to get rolled out by the end of the year.

"The trucks themselves are really amazing," Coupland said. "We set out several years ago to design the first fully integrated electric truck from the ground up."

The idea of the trucks is to help cities, like Louisville, reduce their greenhouse emissions.

"One of these tr...