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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. — Trash pickup in Hamblen County is changing, and some residents are concerned. The Hamblen County Highway and Garbage Department is converting trash collection equipment to ...

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 ...