A Florida sanitation worker was recently recognized and awarded in Hillsborough County for saving a young boy’s life. Waldo Fidele, a garbage truck driver working for Waste Connections, received the award on May 12 at the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office. In early February, Fidele saved the life of a child at a residence along Neving Avenue…

Trash collectors handle all kinds of discarded containers every day—it’s quite literally their job. But it isn’t every day a garbageman finds a bag with someone in it, particularly someone who ends up becoming a brand-new family member. That’s exactly what happened when Aaron Kinsel, a driver for Rumpke Waste & Recycling, was out on the…

Many children are fond of trucks, and watching the garbage trucks on trash day can be an exciting event for the little one. But for 4-year-old Louisiana girl Margie, watching the garbage trucks became something much more. She reached out and made a heartwarming friendship with the sanitation workers, and in return, when her recent…