Trash Trucks

Sometimes trash men are not just the guys who pick up the bag on the side of the road. Sometimes they are much, much more.

This story out of Washington proves this theory as a kid began to break down when he met his local trash men. This story hits home a little since I have worked as a trash man for three summers in my home town and always seemed to feel under underappreciated for the work that was getting done.

What makes this story a big deal is that it is uncommon for trash men to be recognized. This relates back to the previous blog about how people don’t know much about what is going on inside the world of waste even though it affects everyone almost every day.

Without people telling these stories, people may forget about their local trash man or they may not know what to recycle or how to recycle. This kid brought a feel good story to an industry that does not usually get much coverage.

After months of heavy snow and harsh weather, it appears that spring is finally on its way. For many garbagemen and waste companies throughout the Northeast, trash pick up has been difficult through the past couple months.

With snow burying trash bags on the sides of roads and keeping trash trucks off the road, many towns had their waste pick up schedule delayed. Now, as the snow continues to slowly but surely melt away, trash bags are still being discovered under the dirty snow.

A Boston Globe article published earlier this month outlines how the city of Boston is filthy after the historic snow fall this winter.

“After this unparalleled and unprecedented storm, the city is very dirty and we have to clean it up,’’ said Councilor Matt O’Malley in the article.

It is not only big cities like Boston that are being piled in snow this fall but also small towns in the north east. With snow melting and warmer weather on the way, it appears that it is time to begin the clean up.