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

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…


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

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…


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

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…