When a toddler’s birthday wish is to see the garbage truck, it’s easy to dismiss it as just another sweet whim of childhood. But as one viral TikTok shows, this simple request carries profound lessons ...

Trash piles up on Wyalusing Avenue near Cathedral Cemetery in West Philadelphia as the municipal workers strike continues, July 7, 2025. (Emma Lee/WHYY) It’s day seven of the Philadelphia blue-collar ...

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, ...