Aberdeen City and Shire Councils have joined forces with local businesses in a bid to improve air quality.
The ECO Stars initiative encourages operators of HGVs, vans, buses and coaches to run their fleets more efficiently by assessing and awarding a rating for how well they perform before issuing recommendations.
Councillor Ross Grant, Spokesman for Transport and Regeneration at Aberdeen City Council, said: “Participation in the ECO Stars scheme will help the city with its target of reducing carbon emissions by 31% and compliance with national nitrogen dioxide and particulate air quality objectives by 2020.”
The project was first set up in 2009 in South Yorkshire and has now expanded with 24 schemes in the UK and across Europe.
The venture was launched this week with several local businesses signing up, including DHL, Dyce Carriers, Freelands Freight Services and William Walker Transport.
