WM Recycling Truck (in action +hopper cycle) 10-26-09

This is another one of those "at the last second" videos. I heard the truck coming, so I grabbed the camera and I'm glad I did... the driver cycled the hopper this time. So enjoy!

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• WM
• Waste
• Management
• Inc
• Freightliner
• Labrie
• Top
• Select
• recycling
• recycle
• recycler
• garbage
• trash
• refuse
• rubbish
• sanitation
• truck

[rodricktucker]

everything is mixed here in michigan then they sort it at the transfer station

[FormerWMDriver]

@rodricktucker I bet that makes life easy. When I was working I had to sort into 6 sections on the route... that process wasted a TON of time. Glad to see they don't have to sort on route up in Michigan! =)

[Macklowentry]

LOL He wasn't in a rush!

[FormerWMDriver]

LOL yeah you've got that right.... this is one of the last stops for this route... so he's probably got a dozen or so bins left. I bet he was worn out. You know how WM works drivers =)

[GatorJake12]

Very nice! Is it just me, or did he cycle the bucket with his foot?

[FormerWMDriver]

(4 months after the original comment/response) Yes he did cycle it with his foot. When I was at that dealer the other day, I definitely saw controls in that area. There's a pic somewhere buried on Flickr.

[trashmaster684]

That guys dumpin empty bins! LOL

Looks like hes tired.

[garbagegod10]

Cool we used to have this in Winnipeg about 7 years ago!

[FormerWMDriver]

This is a Freightliner with a Labrie Top-Select recycling body.

[FormerWMDriver]

It stayed in the bin. WM didn't except office paper either - we bailed and sold all our own recyclables at the transfer station. Only took newspaper - nothing more for paper products on residential routes.

Interesting side note: IF the divider locks on the truck failed during dumping while at the transfer and the load mixed, then the entire load became garbage. It was more cost effective to trash it all rather than re-sort everything. This is why I REALLY LIKE single stream.

[RainbowDisposal]

Where did white and coloured paper and cardboard go? In the newsprint section?

[FormerWMDriver]

On my old truck from front to back... the sections were: plastic, newspaper, misc color glass, brown glass, clear glass, and metal.

As for needing a garbage can for recycling, I've never generated enough waste over the course of the week to require and entire garbage can for recycling (and most places I've lived have strict recycling rules with limited collection). Usually I crush all my recyclables, and I have more than enough space in the several bins that I do have.