garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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Snyder was scheduled to go to trial for a third time on the charge involving the garbage truck contract, but prosecutors preferred to sentence Snyder for obstructing the IRS and forgo a third trial on his bribery charge.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2024, a bicyclist was hit by a garbage truck and killed at the intersection, and a pedestrian was injured during a crash in which one vehicle ran a red light.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Unlike the Blue Bag program, the Blue Cart program involves pickup from separate trucks from the regular garbage truck fleet, which come every two weeks.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
One person is dead following a pedestrian crash involving a garbage truck in Westland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2024, a bicyclist was hit by a garbage truck and killed at the intersection, and a pedestrian was injured during a crash in which one vehicle ran a red light.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Unlike the Blue Bag program, the Blue Cart program involves pickup from separate trucks from the regular garbage truck fleet, which come every two weeks.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
One person is dead following a pedestrian crash involving a garbage truck in Westland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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