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 ...

Preventive maintenance will always be the backbone of a reliable refuse fleet. Predictive readiness gives that backbone ...

The City of Rochester is asking residential refuse customers to help make garbage and recycling collection safer and more efficient by following a few ...

Officials in Ramsey and Washington counties have announced expansion of the counties’ joint food scraps pickup program to 10 ...

Pikitup, Johannesburg's refuse agency, is under significant pressure. Currently, only one-third of its collection trucks are operational, with just 82 out of 223 in working condition; the remaining ...

With blazing temperatures expected most of the week, the fire department will park trucks and deploy hoses at the following ...

Sanitation departments across North Texas must prepare to tackle extreme heat. Here's what to know about garbage collection ...

SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — The Safety Harbor City Commission unanimously approved new hours allowing food trucks to open earlier each day. Previously, they weren't permitted to open until 10 p.m. Monday ...

Mr. Trash Wheel, Baltimore’s googly-eyed, 50-ton trash interceptor, caused a splash last week when it fetched a porta-potty ...

SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Neighbors along Fourth Avenue in Scottdale are hoping a permanent solution will resolve the trash issues they say they’ve been having for a few weeks now. “It has been very ...

A garbage truck broke free while being towed Friday afternoon and rolled into a Dallas home, prompting a structural assessment and an investigation, officials said. The city sanitation truck was being ...