The annual waste generated from one bus load of passengers would provide enough power for a return trip from Land's End to John O'Groats.
Source/Credit: The Independent UK
By Heather Saul | November 2014
The first bus in Britain powered entirely by human and food waste has made its first journey today.
Bio-Bus, a 40-seater shuttle service between Bath and Bristol Airport, can travel up to 186 miles on just one tank of gas.
Gas is generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste deemed unfit for human consumption.
The annual waste generated from one bus load of passengers would provide enough power for a return trip from Land's End to John O'Groats.
The bus, which has spawned a number of appropriate nick-names, including the ‘number two bus’ , is being hailed as a sustainable way of fuelling public transport while improving urban air quality.
The gas used to run the bus is generated at the Bristol sewage treatment works, which is run by GENeco, a subsidiary of Wessex Water.
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