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The New York City Department of Sanitation is the largest sanitation department in the world, with 7,201 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors, 2,041 civilian workers, 2,230 general collection trucks, 275 specialized collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, 365 snowplows, 298 front end loaders, and 2,360 support vehicles.
New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers collecting garbage on 172nd Street in Manhattan in 1973. New York City's waste management system is a refuse removal system primarily run by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).
A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station. In Australia they are commonly called rubbish trucks , or garbage trucks, while in the U.K. dustbin lorry , rubbish lorry or bin lorry is commonly used.
Republican presidential nominee former President Trump talks to reporters as he sits in a garbage truck, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press)
New footage captures startling garbage truck blast. As authorities were assessing the scene, a portion of the truck exploded, resulting in the officers being injured due to "flying debris and post ...
Apex Thanksgiving garbage, recycling, yard waste schedule Trash and recycling will run on a normal schedule Monday through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday collection routes will be delayed by one day.
A technology that monitors the fill level of trash cans, provides real-time information on the dumpsters' contents and location, identifies contamination, and sends pickup alerts. This system aims to streamline waste management and reduce unnecessary garbage truck dispatches, thereby lowering greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion. [3]
The truck, powered by compressed natural gas, was operated by Groot Waste Management, police said, adding the company sent clean-up crew and equipment to the scene, who "removed residual content ...