This kind of system is already in place at regular-route bus stops and it seems not too complicated to introduce it to garbage collection services.

But it’s not just garbage trucks. 11 Investigates has exposed multiple issues with the city’s aging fleet of vehicles in EMS, Public Works, Fire and Environmental Services.

Flaming piles of garbage are being dumped on Gold Coast streets as the city's rubbish trucks catch fire because of batteries thrown in household waste.

A garbage truck crash on U.S. Route 224 in Poland Township resulted in the road being shut down Tuesday morning.

Sources tell 11 Investigates that seven of the city’s garbage trucks were out of commission on Tuesday. It could be until Saturday before the trash is removed.

Frightening footage has emerged of the moment a garbage truck erupted into flames, which the council confirmed was sparked by an exceedingly common act.