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 in ...

Called a front loader, the machine lifts and dumps larger trash containers used at businesses and apartment buildings over the front of truck using automated forks. The new system is meant to be safer ...

Addressing a messy problem aggravated by last month’s blizzard, Newark officials declared an emergency to expedite the purchase of 16 new garbage trucks, with still more on the way. The City Council ...