People could lose their lives here."  There are further problems associated with disposable vapes. They typically rely on single-use plastic, which is damaging to the environment from creation to ...

Fire crews are battling a garbage truck fire on Tucson's Northwest side. The fire is on Paseo Del Norte, just north of Ina Road, according to a social media post from Golder Ranch Fire District. The ...

Chicago's streets are getting cleaner and quieter thanks to a new fleet of electric garbage trucks.  Electrek reported that Republic Services has deployed two fully electric Mack LR garbage trucks ...

The city of Houston is expanding its solid waste department fleet, and they say the goal is to improve trash collection times. Houston Solid Waste ...

"It's not only wasteful, messy and expensive, but it puts our drivers in danger of smoke inhalation, burns or injury if the fire spreads inside the vehicle," said Rod Dawson, the unit coordinator for ...

Houston Solid Waste Management Director Larius Hassen told ABC13 that by the end of the month, they will have added 50 recycling trucks at a cost of $12 million. With more than 400,000 people to serve ...

The Dallas City Council has approved more than $850,000 to install cameras on the trucks in partnership with the Code Compliance Department, aiming to spot code violations.