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Lithium batteries disposed in trash causing garbage truck fires; How to fix the problem

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing in their trash. Even throwing out your birthday card ...

Piles of uncollected trash remain in this N.J. city a week after monster blizzard. Here’s what is being done about it.

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 ...

Leetsdale gets new public works truck, seeks to improve trash collection

Leetsdale trash collection is about to get a little easier with the help of a new public works garbage truck. The borough recently purchased a 2026 International L9 Cummins truck with a Heil body and ...
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Garbage truck unloads burning pile of trash onto Adams County road

A garbage truck emptied a burning pile of trash onto an Adams County road early Thursday morning, according to emergency dispatch. Video above: Photos from the trash fire sceneThe trash in the garbage ...