Garbage trucks don't just haul away our rubbish — they break it up and compress it, making room for the huge volumes they collect every day. To do this, they sometimes use a blade that rotates quickly ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Ethan Dean was living his dream on Tuesday. The six-year-old has a garbage truck bedspread and pillow. He has garbage truck toys. He’s had a garbage truck birthday party. Now ...

Graffiti is, of course, illegal, and sometimes dangerous. Yet, there are times when it just seems to perfectly address the moment. On May 19, a blue trash truck somehow tipped over while climbing an ...

Tuesday is trash day in one Monroe County neighborhood and this week, the pick up came with a big surprise. We may not always be excited for trash day but for 2-year-old Domenic and 4-year-old Edwin, ...

You can leave a maximum of three bulk items curbside each week. If you have more than three items you need to discard that ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A garbage truck driver has been charged after striking the ceiling of the Downtown Tunnel in Norfolk and gouging tiles Wednesday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.

GOODYEAR, AZ — Trash truck fires have become a nationwide problem, costing taxpayers millions of dollars in city equipment. The culprit? Improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries. The City of Goodyear ...