Called a front loader, the machine lifts and dumps larger trash containers used at businesses and apartment buildings over the front of truck using automated forks. The new system is meant to be safer ...

Republic Services, one of the largest waste disposal companies and environmental services leaders, unveiled the first fully integrated electric recycling and waste collection truck Monday, according ...

PITTSBURGH — A large pile of garbage from a Waste Management truck was burning on the side of the inbound lanes of the Parkway East near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, causing traffic issues. It appears ...

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 ...

Houston City Council on Wednesday greenlit the approval of $12.5 million worth of side loader, back loader and refuse vehicles for the Solid Waste Department as it continues to contend with complaints ...

A garbage truck accidentally dumped its load while on Interstate 10 in Leon County, but the mishap didn't cause any lane closures, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The Waste Pro vehicle lost its ...

They are a part of a joint effort between Seattle Public Utilities, Waste Management, and Recology to bring 200 fossil fuel-free collection vehicles to Seattle's streets by 2020. Most of the fleet are ...

“Engine 1 respond to a garbage truck on fire.” Most firefighters have been alerted to respond to that run, and, almost always, the groans start, because it can be a lengthy—and dirty—operation.