Garbage trucks don't just haul away our rubbish — they break it up and compress it, making room for the huge volumes they collect every day. To do this, they sometimes use a blade that rotates quickly ...

When winter weather made trash pickup nearly impossible in parts of Jessamine County, officials found help in an unexpected place — the county detention center.

Jamal Lavallier, who works an early-morning garbage route in the Castro and the Mission, is a finalist for a national driver ...