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 ...

Discarded batteries put one garbage truck out of commission, and have caused aggressive fires in others.

Rio Bravo officials say trash collection may be slower than usual after one of the city’s garbage trucks suffered significant damage from improperly discarded car batteries.

Leetsdale trash collection is about to get a little easier with the help of a new public works garbage truck. The borough recently purchased a 2026 International L9 Cummins truck with a Heil body and ...

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 ...