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 ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

New York City has, for months now, been in the midst of a major project: Putting trash cans on the streets that can be emptied into a truck, the way sanitation works everywhere else in the United ...

PETERSBURG – A subcommittee formed to make a recommendation on the purchase of new trash trucks will meet in the first week of December, and a vote on the issue is expected after that, officials said ...

The waste management experts at Republic Services are committed to cleaning up the Chicagoland area — and now, that includes the air Chicagoans breathe, thanks to the deployment of new Mack LR ...