Reader question: Why do the trash trucks in Buchanan collect both trash and recyclables? Residents separate recyclables hoping they will not end up in a landfill, but both trash and recyclables are ...

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 ...

New Haven is one step closer to one more electric garbage truck — but still under 10 percent of the way to its goal of a fully electric fleet by 2030. Faced with high price tags and limited available ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A MarBorg garbage truck had to dump the trash it was hauling after the contents caught fire on Calle Real and fire crews were able to extinguish the smoldering refuse ...

One person died Monday after being struck by a garbage truck in Westland, police said. According to a preliminary ...