Courtesy: Department of Public Works

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) — Chattanooga added some new vehicles to its Public Works fleet.

The Department of Public Works announced today the deployment of recycling and garbage trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas.

The Department says this is a cleaner energy compared to gasoline and diesel.

They partnered up with Signal Centers and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to emblazon art on the sides of the trucks.

The trucks took part in the annual Back to School Blitz, where public works crews give special attention to school zones to make things a bit cleaner.

Roshonda Woods Director of Solid Waste Division told us, “We wanted to also provide school supplies and focus on literacy, so what better way to focus on literacy than having Dolly Parton’

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