Dive Brief:

• Riverview, Michigan is the one of the first towns in the U.S. and the first municipality in Michigan to use gas from its landfill to fuel its vehicles.
• The fueling station was constructed at a cost of $1.2 million, with $500,000 invested in the installation.
• The gas powers the city's police cars and municipal vehicles. Riverview expects to sell extra natural gas to other cities.

Dive Insight:

The city is planning to invest in a fleet which operates using natural gas in order to reduce operating costs, an estimated savings of $5,000 to $10,000 per vehicle. Riverview follows in the footsteps of Madison, Wisconsin and St. Landry's Parish, Louisiana, which are among the first towns in the nation to incorporate landfill gas for fueling its vehicles.