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> It makes my shoulders ache, just watching them ?? Are they not using wheelie bins with trucks that do the lifting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUA_gB5Su

> It makes my shoulders ache, just watching them ?? Are they not using wheelie bins with trucks that do the lifting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUA_gB5SuPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUA_gB5SuPc These have been the norm in West Europe for easily a decade plus.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
Nope. We aren't supposed to put out cans of more than a certain size, and there's a weight limit (I think 50 lbs a piece). Many folks also put out bags, next to the cans. On Fridays, they do a "heavy" collection, which means they pick up all kinds of crap (like old furniture). We also have a lot of raccoons, around here, and those little bastards love garbage night. The collectors will often go the extra step, and pick up some rubbish that has been savaged by the local trash pandas.
rootusrootus 5y ago
That's pretty normal in most parts of the US, in my experience (though I've only lived in a half dozen different regions). E.g. Every Tuesday we get a visit from four different garbage trucks. The first guy (who just came by a couple minutes ago, coincidentally) is the only one that does manual lifting. He picks up the glass bins (and incidentals like motor oil). He's just driving a superduty. Then a few hours from now the other three trucks will swing by pretty close together, one for yard, one for recycling, one for garbage. Not a one of those guys ever gets out of the truck (though they might have to on occasion -- there's a mention in the garbage service rate sheet about placing out an extra bag for a fee). But normally it's just wheelie bins, a robotic arm does all the lifting. I can totally see, though, certain situations in a dense urban environment where wheelie bins are more trouble than they're worth. Maybe it makes sense for those guys to use the old-school truck where they pick up the can and dump it in the back.
gpanders 5y ago
I am in the US and I have always seen these kinds of trucks being used. Not sure where OP is that they don't use these.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
  Long Island, NY. I have never seen one of them.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago

Nope. We aren't supposed to put out cans of more than a certain size, and there's a weight limit (I think 50 lbs a piece). Many folks also put out bags, next to the cans. On Fridays, they do a "heavy" collection, which means they pick up all kinds of crap (like old furniture). We also have a lot of raccoons, around here, and those little bastards love garbage night. The collectors will often go the extra step, and pick up some rubbish that has been savaged by the local trash pandas.

rootusrootus 5y ago

That's pretty normal in most parts of the US, in my experience (though I've only lived in a half dozen different regions). E.g. Every Tuesday we get a visit from four different garbage trucks. The first guy (who just came by a couple minutes ago, coincidentally) is the only one that does manual lifting. He picks up the glass bins (and incidentals like motor oil). He's just driving a superduty. Then a few hours from now the other three trucks will swing by pretty close together, one for yard, one for recycling, one for garbage. Not a one of those guys ever gets out of the truck (though they might have to on occasion -- there's a mention in the garbage service rate sheet about placing out an extra bag for a fee). But normally it's just wheelie bins, a robotic arm does all the lifting. I can totally see, though, certain situations in a dense urban environment where wheelie bins are more trouble than they're worth. Maybe it makes sense for those guys to use the old-school truck where they pick up the can and dump it in the back.

gpanders 5y ago

I am in the US and I have always seen these kinds of trucks being used. Not sure where OP is that they don't use these.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
Long Island, NY. I have never seen one of them.