San Leandro Coke Plant Adds 'Clean' Vehicles

You’ve heard of hiding in plain sight. One of San Leandro’s largest industrial sites has been “hiding” at 14655 Wicks Boulevard for more than 40 years.

The Coca-Cola Production & Distribution Center is a state-of-the art facility that employs more than 400 people who can Coke, Sprite and other carbonated drinks for sale throughout Northern California.

The local facility also plastic bottles Dasani water, which has been criticized by environmental groups, although the plant has won awards for waste reduction, as Patch has reported in the past.

Coke officials recently invited city and business leaders to tour the 500,000 square-foot plant (roughly the equivalent of eight football fields) to see their latest upgrade – the introduction of 56 fork lifts and pallet lifters that use hydrogen fuel cells to produce clean energy.

The fuel, branded as Blue Hydrogen, is produced by the French firm Air Liquide, which has its U.S. headquarters in Houston.

AT&T also recently fielded alternative-fuel vehicles in San Leandro.

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