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 ...

"I could see myself doing this job for a long time," he wrote. Still, he feels self-conscious about it. The American economy has changed so much in the past couple of decades that more and more young ...

Sometimes, Bryan Chamblin likes to dress up what he does for a living. “I always joke that I am a refuse acquisition and transport specialist, but my wife always gets mad at me and says, ‘Tell ‘em you ...

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 City of Buckhannon Waste Collection Department is accepting applications through Jan. 23, 2026, for a full-time garbage ...