NEWBURYPORT — Agile and built to maneuver through pedestrian-heavy areas, a new white garbage truck started making its first rounds last week emptying public trash receptacles along the waterfront.

A drunk, off-duty police officer drove the wrong way on a Long Island highway before slamming into a garbage truck and ...

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 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 ...