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 family of Tyrah Adams want to know why Louisville Public Works employees did not see the 35-year-old woman while picking ...

From tools to toys, rechargeable or long-life batteries power a lot of the things we use for work and play. But when those ...

After two garbage trucks caught fire in separate incidents involving lithium-ion batteries that were improperly disposed of, officials in the U.K. sought to spread the word that battery-containing ...

A man died from injuries sustained in a garbage truck during trash collection on Friday morning, April 18, according to the ...

A garbage truck driver may have prevented a serious injury — or worse — early Monday in Modesto when he saw a man trapped in ...

A garbage truck emptied its load in a Walgreens parking lot after a fire broke out in the back of the truck. This happened a ...

A garbage truck crew in Fairview noticed something alarming on April 16 - smoke.