Category: garbage truck

Garbage Collector Spots Boy Hiding in Trash Bin, Stops Compactor Just in Time, Saving His Life

May 27, 2021
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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…

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Garbage Truck Driver Spots Discarded Bag With Abandoned Puppy Inside, Adopts Her as His Own

February 19, 2021
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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…

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Garbage Truck Drivers Throw 4-Year-Old Girl Birthday Parade After Party Canceled Due to COVID

February 9, 2021
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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…

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