By Shannon Lukens. (Courtesy photos)
A third school bus from the Summit County School District has been brought to D&D Metal Recycle to be crushed and turned to scrap. It is part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Incentive program. Diesel bus engines are being replaced with electric motors. Here are pictures of the bus, before and after being crushed.
Emily Duksa with D&D Metal Recycle says the Steamboat Springs School District brought buses a year ago to have D&D scrap their diesel fleet.
“We’re really happy to work with local school districts so that they can get the grants that they need to have electric school buses.”
Duksa says it requires shearing the frame rails and crushing the motors to qualify for the grant.
“We have to cut the chassis. We have to drill a hole into the motor so that they can never be re-used again. And then 100% of this bus will be recycled, which is a really cool thing.”
The bus is dismantled and cut into pieces. It is then put into a metal baler and prepared for shipment. It then goes off to a smelter.
The EPA website says the EPA anticipates awarding up to $965 million to fund new, zero-emission and clean school buses through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Joe and Emily Duksa added, “Thank you locals for really taking advantage of the metal landfill diversion program and the opportunity to help the local school communities.”
EPA — Benefits of Clean School Buses
