Seine-et-Marne. Electric trucks to collect trash silently in Sénart

Several service providers are responsible for collecting waste bins in the city. Greater Paris South. If, historically, the Gray retained the collection of the communes of Moissy-Cramayel and Combs-la-Ville, the six other communes of Senart (Cesson, Vert-Saint-Denis, Lieusaint, Nandy, Savigny-le-Temple and Réau) are directly managed by Grand Paris Sud, with a Seine-et-Marnais service provider, the Ourry company, created in 1982 in Champdeuil, and which today has an agency in Vert-Saint-Denis.

Soon three electric trucks

“We have an ambitious policy in terms of ecological and social transition,” explains Aude Raguideaudirector of the waste and energy cycle at Grand Paris Sud. Since we signed the door-to-door collection, transport and unloading of household waste contract with Ourry, in 2021, we have wanted to move towards more ecology, in particular by eliminating diesel and all dump trucks. running in rapeseed oil. And there, we wanted to go further by launching electric trucks, which allow collections to be carried out much more silently, and with a lesser impact on the environment.”

The feedback is very positive

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The test phase began in September, in the municipalities of Cesson, Nandy and Savigny-le-Temple, with a first electric truck, followed by a second in November, while the third is expected soon. “The first feedback is very positive,” continues Aude Raguideau. Local residents appreciate that the pick-up is done without noise, and the drivers in particular have more comfort during the tours.”

These are the only trucks of this type currently deployed in regular service on this type of mission in Ile-de-France. “The idea, with this test phase, was to find out if the trucks, which are subject to strong constraints (multiple stops and starts, transport of heavy loads) were as efficient as thermal trucks, explains Laurie Guillot, director of Ourry agencies. We can already see that there is a big reduction in noise pollution and increased working comfort for the drivers, who have had special training to drive these trucks. There is also more security around the trucks thanks to the 360° cameras installed on board, which allow the driver to see everything that is happening in real time around the truck.”

Is it then possible to imagine seeing all collection dump trucks go electric in the near future? “It’s not immediately possible,” concedes Laurie Guillot. In this sector, we work with around twenty trucks in total. Already, they all run on rapeseed oil, which is made in Nogent-sur-Seine with rapeseed harvested in Seine-et-Marne, which has enabled a 60% reduction in CO emissions.². This is a strong desire on our part. But electric also has its constraints. When we work in the Sénart area, we can use electricity, because the trucks will empty the waste in Réau. Generally, trucks return from their tour with still 40% of autonomy available. But when you go to the Essonne part, it's more complicated, because you have to go as far as Vert-le-Grand to empty, and the autonomy of these machines is still limited. We already have our three terminals on site for vehicle charging, as well as a tank for our rapeseed fuel. »

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