Jamal Lavallier, who works an early-morning garbage route in the Castro and the Mission, is a finalist for a national driver award.

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

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 ...

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - The city of Flint unveiled its new high-tech garbage trucks from Priority Waste. On Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, Fint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and other officials showed off what these ...

The University of Colorado Boulder will soon have its first battery-electric trash truck thanks to a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. CDPHE awarded CU Boulder ...