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What happens after the ball drops in NYC's Times Square?

  • Jan 1, 2024

Kitten thrown out in trash rescued from compactor in nick of time

  • Apr 27, 2021

Sanitation workers' quick thinking praised in kidnapping rescue

  • Feb 10, 2021

Philadelphia's "favorite trashman" cleans up community

  • Jan 9, 2021

Philly sanitation workers demand workplace protections

  • Sep 8, 2020

Philly sanitation worker holds fundraiser for PPE

  • Aug 8, 2020

Trash pickup in jeopardy due to COVID-19 outbreak in Upper Darby

  • Aug 7, 2020

Philadelphia sanitation official responds to worker complaints

  • Jul 24, 2020

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Video released after Philly sanitation worker killed in Mayfair

  • Nov 20, 2022
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Upper Darby quarantines entire sanitation department after COVID-19 outbreak

  • Aug 7, 2020
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Upper Darby quarantines entire sanitation department after COVID-19 outbreak

  • Aug 6, 2020
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Sanitation official says workers have PPE, increase in trash is the problem

  • Jul 24, 2020

Latest Stories

Sanitation Union Says More than 100 Workers Have Contracted COVID-19 As Trash Piles Up on Philly Streets

People all around Philadelphia are complaining of a stinky problem; trash being left on the curb for days past its regular pick up.

  • Jul 22, 2020

Garbage truck driver leaves surprise gift for 2-year-old fan

HOW SWEET OF HIM! The boy's mom says 2-year-old Aiden LOVES garbage trucks, and they can't wait to see the driver again to thank him!

  • Dec 25, 2019

Box explodes in sanitation truck in West Philly, worker injured: Police

Police are investigating an apparent explosion inside a sanitation truck in West Philadelphia.

  • Nov 1, 2019

2 sanitation workers injured in trash truck explosion in Wilmington

Police said the workers were loading refuse into their truck and began to compress the trash when a tank exploded.

  • Mar 28, 2019
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Sanitation crew helps New York woman find wedding rings in trash

A woman on Long Island, New York went to great lengths to get her wedding rings back after she accidentally tossed them in the trash.

  • Nov 16, 2016