Garbage trucks look pretty indestructible from the outside. Big steel bodies, hydraulic rams, that satisfying crunch as they ...

Week after week, like clockwork, your trash seems to vanish into thin air: Set the bin on the curb before bed and, by morning ...

Cars and trucks lined up all the way down the street to take part in what was being called Oakland's "Bulky Block Party." The ...

Please, we would love a drink of water on a 100-degree day. If it's freezing outside, offer your garbage collector some coffee. It's a simple gesture, but it'll rocket you onto our list of favorite ...

A British expat was blown away by how advanced Aussie garbage trucks are. Bobby Louth is solo travelling around the country ...

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 ...

MTA workers ignored basic recycling laws — sending hundreds of tons of recyclables to landfills and losing $800,000 in savings on its trash-hauling contract over five years, according to a report ...

Tenants report rats, roaches and a stomach-turning stench creeping into yards, basements and walkways after it rains.

In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo's Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran ...

The mayor says the New Jersey town is doing what it can to get residents safely back into eight affected properties.

The World Cup has brought glitz and glamour to Vancouver, but as the western Canadian city seeks to show its best side to the world, some locals say it has also led to early-morning raids and what ...

Attending a parade was part patriotism, part respect, and part gesture of thankfulness toward the parade participants and ...