garbage truck

Example Sentences

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Rubbish is piled high on street corners with no fuel for the state's garbage trucks to collect it.

From BBC

“This article is going to be a nightmare for me,” he told a Times reporter, because it’s likely to attract a parade of unsolicited garbage trucks looking to dump their bags.

From Los Angeles Times

India generated nearly 1.5 million tonnes of e‑waste last year, according to official data -- enough to fill 200,000 garbage trucks -- though experts believe the real figure is likely to be twice as much.

From Barron's

Around 33 billion pounds of plastic enter the ocean every year, "the equivalent of two large garbage trucks filled with plastic being dumped into the ocean every minute."

From Barron's

According to the release, Tackett had a “negative interaction with the driver of a garbage truck” and the incident was filmed by another driver.

From Los Angeles Times