Local Waste employees narrowly avoided a dangerous situation on Wednesday when an oxygen tank exploded in the back of a sanitation truck as they were dumping garbage into it. "Super fortunate ...

No one was hurt in the blaze, and damage to the truck is unclear. Fire officials say events like this fire are why you don't put flammable material in your trash or recycling bins. They are also ...

From the long drop into the truck to the active blade compacting the trash to possibly harmful materials in the trash itself, the Solid Waste Department is reminding people to stay away from ...

The reason for the fire was unknown, according to the Fire Department. But most garbage truck fires are caused by combustible items making it into people's trash, said Phoenix's public works ...

Officials said workers on the solid waste truck noticed the fire and tried to put it out with dry chemicals. Officials said they then drove to a nearby Engine 29 firetruck who helped put out the fire.

Bob Burns, a GFL dispatcher, said that inside the truck's collection chamber — the hopper into which the carts are emptied — a steel door pivots from one side to the other, allowing the ...

Americans make three times the amount of waste as the global average. And when it comes to recycling, only about 5% of our plastic gets reused while the rest ends up in landfills, incinerators or in ...

From the long drop into the truck to the active blade compacting the trash to possibly harmful materials in the trash itself, the Solid Waste Department is reminding people to stay away from ...