Faced with a growing population and nine aging garbage trucks, Wilmington officials are considering upgrades that would automate and modernize the city’s trash collection system. The proposed changes, ...

Called a front loader, the machine lifts and dumps larger trash containers used at businesses and apartment buildings over the front of truck using automated forks. The new system is meant to be safer ...

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 ...

After spending nearly $16 million for 46 new, automated garbage trucks, DeKalb County said the new fleet would be deployed by December. But many of the trucks have been sitting idle in a county ...

Jefferson Parish's new garbage trucks run on compressed natural gas, pick up cans with a mechanical arm and are operated by a single employee -- a driver who empties curbside bins without leaving the ...

Automated garbage pickup could be coming to Lamar County by next year, with the board of supervisors voting 5-0 Thursday to accept bids on the type of garbage cans needed for the automated trucks. The ...

Greenburgh starts using automated side-loading garbage trucks this week in parts of town. One person can drive and operate the new truck's side-loader versus three for traditional trucks. Residents ...

THAT’S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SACRAMENTO COUNTY IS WORKING TO GO GREEN WHEN IT PICKS UP GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES AND ORGANICS. TODAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING SHOWED OFF ITS FULLY ...

HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hamblen County Highway and Garbage Department announced Thursday that it is switching to an automated side loader truck for trash collection. The county said the switch was ...