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 ...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Ron Torrez, a receptacle driver from Commerce City, has proven there’s glory to be found in an industry that’s notoriously…pretty trashy. Torrez is one of the top winners of the ...

Want to hear some serious trash talk? Eight garbage truck drivers from San Francisco are finalists in a national competition. The drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Waste & Recycling ...

New York City has very few alleyways. But in Forest Hills Gardens, the streets are designed to keep garbage off the curb.

A sweet friendship between a 9-year-old boy and a sanitation worker came to an emotional end in Florida. Noah Carrigan has always been fascinated by trucks. So, when the garbage truck came by his ...