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Council discusses electric garbage trucks, charging sites and salt-shed move after Pittsburgh report
Summary
Munhall councilors sought more information about electric refuse trucks and a Duquesne Light request to move the borough salt shed after a local news report about problems with electric collection vehicles in Pittsburgh.
Munhall Borough Councilors used a May 2025 workshop to press staff for details about the borough’s electric garbage truck project, the costs of preparing charging pads and a Duquesne Light request to relocate the municipal salt shed.
The discussion followed news reports about electric collection trucks in Pittsburgh that remained at the dealership after alleged reliability problems. A council member asked whether money already set aside for electric trucks could be reallocated to buy a diesel truck if the electric vehicles proved unreliable.
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