the

Bio-Bus
powered by you!

The Bio-Bus runs on gas that

is generated from treating
human and food waste.
To fuel the bus biomethane is
produced from GENeco's stateof-the-art plant at Bristol sewage
treatment works in Avonmouth.
It has the same composition as
natural gas and is injected into
the national gas grid network and
can be used to supply domestic
properties or used as vehicle fuel.
The Bio-Bus is running as a trial to
showcase the possibilities of gaspowered transport and its benefits
to the environment. So sit back and
enjoy your 'poo-powered' journey.

how does it work?

Every year GENeco treats 75 million m3
of sewage waste and 35,000 tonnes
of inedible food waste in Bristol.
This waste gets digested for 1218 days by special bacteria,
producing methane-rich biogas.
The gas is then cleaned to remove
CO2 and impurities, upgraded
and checked for quality.
The dome-like tanks on the roof
of the vehicle, are then filled with
the gas that powers this bus.
The bus can travel around 300km on a
tank of gas. The engine itself is similar
to that found in a normal diesel bus.

some interesting facts

about the Bio-Bus...

the annual waste from people

living near Service 2 could power
this bus for 2.5 million miles!+

it produces

it emits up to

virtually odour
free emissions!*

30% less CO2

than a standard diesel bus!*

during an average week

46,500 passenger journeys

are made on our Service 2!

the average number of

people on a bus is 32

your annual food & sewage

waste could power a whole

compared to 1.58 in a car!

return trip on Service 2!+

* Source: Geneco, a Wessex Water company

Source: www.greenerjourneys.com

Based on: Average annual waste per person being able to fuel the bus for 55km (Source: Geneco, a Wessex Water company), average household consisting
of 2.3 people (gov.uk figures), 32,674 households within 400m of the route (Source: Royal Mail), route distance of 15.49 miles in, 15.16 miles out.

the Bio-Bus is currently available on these journeys...

2 Cribbs Causeway - Stockwood

2 Stockwood - Cribbs Causeway

Wednesday to Saturday

Wednesday to Saturday

via Southmead, Henleaze, Centre,

Broadmead, Temple Meads and Knowle

Cribbs Causeway,
Bus Station

1227

Southmead, Arnside Road

1242

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Henleaze, Lake Road

1249

Blackboy Hill

via Knowle, Temple Meads, Broadmead,

Centre, Henleaze and Southmead

Stockwood, The Coots

1444

1750

West Town Lane, Sturminster Rd

1455

1801

1632

Temple Meads, Temple Gate

1509

1815

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1639

Centre, Rupert Street

1520

1826

1258

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1648

Blackboy Hill

1536

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Broadmead, The Horsefair

1315

1405

1708

Henleaze, Lake Road

1544

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Temple Meads, Temple Gate

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1416

1722

Southmead, Arnside Road

1551

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West Town Lane,

Sturminster Rd

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1428

1737

Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station

1606

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Stockwood, The Coots

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1437

1615

1745

Please note the bus may not run on certain days if it is attending a special
event. Please check www.firstgroup.com/biobus regularly for details of these.

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