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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Jacob Phillips

Bin lorries in London's wealthiest borough to run on vegetable oil

Bin lorries will swap diesel for vegetable oil in Kensington and Chelsea - (PA Archive)

Bin lorries in London’s wealthiest borough are swapping diesel fuel for vegetable oil in a move that could cut carbon emissions by 90 per cent.

Forty-four bin lorries in Kensington and Chelsea will run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), as part of a climate-friendly trial across the borough.

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