Garbage Men at Work

Every year in Elk Grove, Republic Services sends out a rear loader and Tink claw crew to collect bulky waste set outs in an assigned neighborhood. Each neighborhood is given a month when the pickups will occur. The set outs are known to be very heavy during certain points in the year, which results in normal backlogs that get cleared up over the week. However, on this particular week the crew had fallen behind and requested help from the yard. Two extra helpers arrived from the yard as assisted the crew in loading the truck. This made for a much faster paced video and is one of my favorites in the Bulky Waste Collection.
The title "Garbage Men at Work" was selected by one of the swampers on the route, Keith.
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[@timstidham759]

I've been a collector for 1 month now and I absolutely love it

[@shadofax96]

That's a slick way of running a big bulk route. A 4 man crew and the big claw really cleans up quick.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Yeah. The crew worked really well and still finished earlier than normal, which was nice. Citrus Heights runs multi crew teams with like five people and three rear loaders.

[@a1wireless1964]

Wow as I get older and watch these videos I do realize finally what a wasteful Nation we really are how many good items of furniture and appliances are simply thrown out because they're not the newest and the greatest and the best and nobody wants them. I cannot imagine if America would have to go back to an earlier time were you appreciated what you had. Countries all over the world would be grateful to even dream of having something like this that were simply throwing away

[@Sandlin22]

Cool go donate all your stuff and move into a tent

[@swagbutouchiha855]

Stfu bum

[@Tiqerboy]

Watch rubbish compacting videos in Australia and Europe. It's the same thing. Perfectly usable items going into the truck. That's what all developed nations seem to do. It's sad, especially when global warming appears to be a runaway effect. We all should be reducing, reusing and recycling.

[@CarolinaHernandez-iz7lk]

En ese país la gente es muy egoísta pues prefiere destruir y tirar las cosas buenas que ya no quieren habían de regalarla a la gente necesitada hasta los señores de la basura quedrian todas esas cosas buenas que tiran pero creo que no los dejan recojer cosas de lo que va en la basura son egoístas😤😤😡😡

[@karinmatters6418]

Good control with the grabber

[@skidmark7119]

These guy,s doing a great JOB!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Keep it clean!

[@excellent952]

In the old days (80s) we could pick up freezers, refrigerators too. Crush, crunch, repeat. Enjoy.

[@tomharris8263]

Some have commented inefficient. This really is the most efficient and safest way to handle this. To manhandle all of this debris would take much longer.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

I agree. It might look like it is more messy, but it greatly reduces the wear on the body of the employees.

[@tomharris8263]

@@cagarbagetrucks There are a lot of sharp dangerous items in a debris pile. Let the machine do the dirty work and workers stay safe. No workmen's comp. claims. I think any company would agree.

[@RODALCO2007]

Expensive way of collecting hard rubbish. 4 men + rear loader. Great video.

[@walkwalkwalk.]

Hey Rodal, maybe you like to watch my garbagetruck video

[@autohelix]

We do this every single week in the city I work in. Residents have 52 times a year to put stuff out and we pick it up.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Sounds like a LOT of work every week!

[@tonipereira8711]

Ford. Residents there are spoiled rotten.

[@autohelix]

Yes they are definitely very spoiled. Mattresses, furniture, vacuum cleaners, fans it never ends. We seriously need to raise our rates.

[@henriquegabriel1929]

@@cagarbagetrucks þ? Nñ

[@garbagetrucksofsacramento2414]

Hooray for the Tink Claw!

[@excellent952]

Reminds me of the old days. Harder to scavenge though with all the people.

[@The3dfanboy]

Don't forget the camera men. He is always ahead recording

[@ZGeroux]

Its interesting that they would use the loader for bulk with all helpers around.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Yeah, we don't normally use this many people. It was one of those "all hands on deck" calls which resulted in a lot of help. One of the laborers here works in the yard normally, the other guy drives a flatbed truck and tags houses all day, notifying them that there clean up day is coming. They were just so behind that day so they needed the help. Made for a fun video.

[@marlobelcher1117]

X

[@jeanamsl7150]

That heavy stuff helps machine a lot to get quicker more people much easier

[@willi6311]

What a more inoperative way to collect garbage, with so much technological progress and it is still collected as in the 19th century,

[@jamesklinckman2363]

Not “Garage Men”, ‘sanitation engineers “ Look how important there job is for society. Thank you for your service.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

That’s very true!

[@dakotashowalter5949]

The dude didn't even look inside the Styrofoam cooler to see there's anything in it

[@walkwalkwalk.]

What do you think of my garbagetruck video? Its in Amsterdam, would like to hear your opinion on it 😃

[@MrSaemichlaus]

That claw is good for picking up green waste like leaves or lawn clippings, but not so much this stuff. It loads up sofas easily, but it gets in the way of productivity with the smaller stuff. Too many people standing around. Thanks for sharing this anyways, I enjoy things for what they are!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

They have since changed it, most of the loading is done manually, except for the large piles. They run two trucks now, instead of just one.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

@@cagarbagetrucks Good to know. Thanks for the video!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

No problem. Thanks for watching it. I’ll upload one with the newer style of collection eventually.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Now this is the way to avoid back injuries!

[@robmoney4life]

Where's the fun in that lol

[@jimj8384]

We need that loader in downtown Portland

[@brooktoman]

Count your blessings that we even have garbage men, especially for the amount of items that we put into the trash expecting the garbage men to take it. We're lucky that we don't have to take our trash to the landfill ourselves. There are plenty of perfectly good items that we can give to someone who needs them instead of leaving it for the garbage men. I believe in respecting our garbage men by not leaving them with too much work. What's wrong? Nobody has any respect for our garbage men? They're important people in our community.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+brooktoman I agree with you completely. Utilize non-profit donation services or online marketplaces for reusable goods.

[@25mfd]

I agree with some of your comment. But the reality is if we didn't leave all this junk for them to pick up, they'd be out of work. If you really want to show appreciation for the trashmen, give them ALL your work. The more trash you set out equals more work which equals more money for them.

[@25mfd]

you misunderstood my point. when I say "more work which equals more money", I mean that in the sense of a continuing paycheck. the more trash customers setout, you will continue to get a paycheck.

[@robertbaker50]

If people want to show their appreciation for Trashmen, don't put 50 lb Plus in one bag, for example cat litter and dirt..Take your grass cuttings and dirt and go dump it Overhill somewhere. Leave your lid on so rats, raccoons, and possums don't make it their home.. and leave your lid on so when it rains the can doesn't get flooded, It wont be taken.

[@zohcold]

this person must be a garbage person - respecting people yes - for sure. but “leaving them with too much work” youre insane for that comment.

[@sambrooks3977]

great job guys

[@goodsoulsandassouls939]

Back in My day, we did ALL THAT by HAND.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Sometimes, the crew does do these route by hand. In my new "The Crushers" series, they started out the route manually, then moved to the tink claw!

[@bigjoe3715]

Still do in my area

[@northcentralrefuse4485]

Great video dude! I wish Republic Services would run more RLs like this down here. It's cool that more companies are doing more community clean ups . Keep them coming!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the bulky waste video. Another addition to my bulky waste series will be out soon, so keep an eye out for that. Republic Services really should adopt this style of community clean up in more places. It really keeps illegal dumping down.

[@mikeleikam2892]

We had two men on back , we'd throw trash in and be long gone in the time these guys took! That was over 25 years ago! We dumped 55 gallon trash barrels.

[@tonipereira8711]

These guys must union.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

This yard is non-union.

[@imayhaveanunbelievablysmal7406]

In that first clip, they just spent 5 minutes doing a 30 second job. There’s 3 labourers on roadside!!

[@tonipereira8711]

Are you sure they work for Republic Services or the city. Haha

[@user-nb9xl8lh3y]

Super!!

[@clintgates7526]

That is one awesome tractor

[@TrashTrackers]

Great video!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+Trash Trackers Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@robertchevis6162]

Y'all cheating,I've been a garbage man since 2004 and with republic for three years and this is not the way we pick up garbage.All we have is the driver and two helpers on the back but mostly one.We never picked up garbage with the help of a tractor.🤣🤣

[@chrishardman2574]

I agree. I worked at republic thru a temp agency before waste hired me. My driver and I had a double pickup route one day. We packed out with 17.5 tons the first truck load and the truck was 2/3s of the way full. It was just me and the driver

[@DanielSuarez-lf9gg]

I work in gardena yard..and this isn't the way we pick up bulky items...i wished that was the way...haha

[@easton5700]

Just look at the city of Phoenix, they use a tractor and are really quick with it

[@walkwalkwalk.]

Hey Robert, seeing the garbagemen in Amsterdam work is fun to watch, whats your opinion on my new video if I may ask you. Have a good day 😁

[@cherylandersen1154]

Great filming! If people would clean their homes more than once a year, it wouldn't get so bad!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+Cheryl Andersen Yeah, they are changing it in 2018 to three times per year.

[@larrykarr1968]

Most trash company's only have one time extra pu per year

[@Japimon87]

if the guys in yeallow would walk just a bit slower, they would not be walking, they would be on sleep :D

[@richarddonaldson286]

Good job

[@kfb2001us]

Surprised they didn't use the loader to put the stryofoam cooler in the truck...

[@noahater5785]

it probably would have been a better idea to go with a with a roll-off truck carrying a 40 cubic yard dumpster, assuming the loader has enough reach to clear the top of the dumpster while its on the truck

[@danaparlee7296]

I don't think this is the regular pick-up. They have several guys on-site and the machine loading because this was probably a special annual or semi-annual bulk pick up where they will pick up big things that can't fit into trash cans, like Christmas trees and mattresses, without charging a separate fee.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

This was a specialized pickup, aimed for reducing illegal dumping of large, hard-to-handle items. It only occurs one-per-year (at the time of recording). It has since expanded to three appointments per year, at no additional cost.

[@notpmorc]

I can't believe they collect garbage this way. Now we have to separate it or they won't take it and get charged. They complain that stuff like this damages equipment and people.

[@walkwalkwalk.]

Hey Jeff, you might like my garbagetruck video :)

[@hennessylewis8476]

They must have one hell of a union

[@cagarbagetrucks]

I believe this yard is non-union.

[@lenicerodrigues2748]

Parabéns nota 10

[@Tiberius291]

In many of these type videos no one's wearing eye protecting goggles in case a projectile occurs when the garbage is being compacted.

[@cicco2156]

gute job thanks 👍😄

[@Championsstudios]

Lot ppl saying this is a waste but there is a lot of trash it would take hours for two men to gather all of the trash on that route it's 4 of them who get paid 20 an hour time is money so it's gonna get spent anyway and those construction vehicles are meant to take on long work loads so the cost of maintenance isn't a lot if you get the job the faster

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Excellent point! When this video was filmed, this company was working to clear the streets before the following week. It was about how fast they needed to work at the time.

[@alanwebster7908]

Never seen anything like this in my life. Must have money to burn.

[@sunnyschweers1264]

Hello

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[@GarbageTrucksofCalifornia]

It’s free to do a bulk pickup

[@tonipereira8711]

Only in America they say!

[@tonipereira8711]

My friend,you havn't seen anything

[@DarkVoidIII]

5:45 They drove right past the chest of drawers! Makes me wonder why they provide this service since that chest of drawers didn't seem like anything that would've bothered either the trash truck or scoop.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

They came back for them, I just didn't record that part.

[@patriciajacylvia3961]

O coração chega doer de ver tanta coisa sendo destruída e as pessoas aqui no Brasil necessitando . Podiam embalar e mandar pra eu fazer doações.

[@tonipereira8711]

Aqui e America rica!

[@danettekleemeier9997]

Wow!

[@Simcobarker]

Awesome! I love seeing bulk footage and I wish my city had bulk

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+Simco Barker TrashTrucks How do the residents in your area get rid of it? Do they have to self haul to the dump/transfer station?

[@Simcobarker]

+California Refuse Trucks yes they have to self haul to the transfer station

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Wow, that is a bummer. Maybe local companies will adopt the idea for bulky waste collection.

[@brianspencer6955]

awesome. glad its sorted. soo much cardboard

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+Brian Spencer The cardboard on this route was pretty heavy, not terribly common in an older area. New areas tend to have mountains of it, since these people recently moved in.

[@DanielWDonuts]

+California Refuse Trucks why for me does your comment show up like six times.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

I am not sure. It doesn't on my screen. lol. Try refreshing.

[@DanielWDonuts]

+California Refuse Trucks it shows only one of your comments now.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

That's good! :)

[@larrykarr1968]

Man I worked in trash for 40years from residential to commercial to supper vision and they never had it this easy usually one man on a truck and this tractor thing behind them no way you loaded this shit by hand

[@tonipereira8711]

If it was my company, the tinker operator and truck driver is more then suffeicent to handle this job.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

They normally do run a tink driver and a rear loader driver, but they were so far behind that day (due to the large amount of piles) so they brought out a bunch of extra helpers to speed up the process.

[@platinum1lk]

A lot of that could have been donated to keep out of landfills, Reduce reuse recycle is the best way.

[@deanguando1335]

Nice clam bucket machine.

[@JoJo53a]

4 guys that’s crazy it takes longer then 2 guys

[@ilmasaldanhasilva4532]

passando procurando comentário em português 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👉🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@tonipereira8711]

Ola!

[@stephensimeson3194]

That's the council for u standing bout work for your money man

[@nathanjohnson2634]

Nice I like the title.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Thanks. One of the helpers suggested the name when I asked what to name it. lol.

[@brandonbedrosian6257]

What type of camera are you using to film this? The picture quality is extremely clear and crisp. Don’t listen to all these trashy comments, lol Thanks for the video

[@cagarbagetrucks]

This is an older one of my videos, so it was produced with an iPhone 6 at 1080p60. My new camera is a Panasonic G7. Thanks for the comment!

[@cristinagimenez6668]

por Dios tanto que me hacen falta esos muebles u ahí los tiran ¡¡ realmente me dan ganas de llorar!¡¡ desde Argentina provincia de cordoba ¡¡

[@silvia-nk7pq]

Bargaje men que triste ver cómo se va la cosa buena que le servirán a tantas personas que lo necesitan cosa buena Y en un minuto las aplastan que pena,,,,2paraEllos

[@staceywilson4877]

NOT HERE IN NEVADA . The waste management has gptten LAZY . One person per truck and they used a clamp to pick up the garbage cans . And if you DON'T have a sticker on the bags of garbage that would not fit into the can they leave them . NO STICKER NO PICK UP .

[@poshpanda469]

Recycling dam it. 😨😤

[@ralphdyson7926]

How do you recycle this? Please tell me it isn’t going to land fill.

[@Joshua79C]

lot of places have what they call a MRF which is a Material Recovery Facility where much of it is sorted out to keep recyclable stuff out of the landfill also perhaps a similar facility for trash bags to sort out the recyclable from the landfill crap

[@lego4av]

The most inefficient and costly way to collect trash ever.....

[@vedran3775]

Ginosaji reference

[@cagarbagetrucks]

It's was a special circumstances due to the holiday week and needing to clear the streets. It was definitely more people then they normally have.

[@laoluu]

Why leave half the stuff there on the road? @ 5:50?

[@cagarbagetrucks]

They came back for it. I just didn't catch it on film.

[@brandon9568]

No recycling?

[@cagarbagetrucks]

It is sorted out at a recovery facility. Approx. 80% is recycled.

[@HunterJohnson-yk4ii]

yes they were

[@fredericdescamps1393]

Usually, 2 or 3 men for this job, this time, as long and badly done, but 4 men and an additional machine, they are not ashamed of the Americans, and what a waste that often could still be useful to people without too much trouble. 'moneys.

[@selmamarieta9417]

Rapaz eu fico vendo esses vídeos tô impressionada c essas coisas guê eles jogam fora Agui no Brasil eles vendem coisas muito mais muito de verdade pior vou e Mora aí kkkkkk

[@evamaria8216]

Eu fico olhando cada cóisa boa né fico até triste 😢

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

That red ball was like comon im to young to die so ran away

[@marioavalos1385]

- in 1985, - " BFI",,,. Laidlaw,,. Waste Management, Republic waste, --had 2 helpers,,

[@CJ-iu4qq]

Today in my area the Republic truck that serves my house has 0 helpers. It is an automated arm that empties the half yard tote that Republic issues to each customer into the bucket mounted on the front of the truck. The only person on the vehicle is the driver.

[@kyxbez541]

no problem

[@diozaidaacosta1787]

Hola bebe 🇵🇦

[@johnpiper3416]

The most idiotic way to collect the trash ever seen.

[@geremygermancarpio1296]

john piper omg you right I’m like why the machine behind,

[@miami8089]

Agree

[@succulentflakesofperfectly5541]

13:55 ....

[@midnitebo]

Well, it's California, so that explains a lot.

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

@Crazy dog 619load it by hand much faster.

[@mikekrueger3262]

They could of loaded that faster by hand,dont need that loader

[@waredisposalofsouthwhittie5788]

Mike Krueger well it’s easier

[@jorgediazdelrio9880]

Mike Krueger work smarter not harder

[@Paul-si7vm]

You must be fun to work with...

[@stevenlowrance05]

Is a front end loader really the most efficient way to do that. Most of that could be picked up by a human and save thousands on machine cost

[@JonnyBlueChair]

Not to mention adding the extra pollution.

[@noahater5785]

it's for the bulky stuff too big to safely pick up by hand

[@cleusamariacostaferreira3659]

Nossa o caminhão destrói tudo

[@AbrahamkpovocPembertonMascaroc]

EXCELENTE .

[@pramodrawat1865]

Vvggggyfrygugg

[@KennysTrucks]

I really didn't see much change in time with the extra helpers. To me there were too many guys for 1 truck. Seems they would get in the way of each other. They should have sent an extra rl out there for extra help. That way the extra helpers could hand toss some piles in another area. That would seem more efficient. Also weird not seeing Keith in a tractor. Lol.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Yea, the extra helpers worked well at some point, especially during some parts not shown on camera because they were pretty fast. They did end up trying to send out the ex BFI one, but Citrus Heights needed to use it. Yeah Keith and the other driver switches spots every other week.

[@KennysTrucks]

Haha! Once again Citrus Heights is better than Elk Grove!

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+KennysTrucks Yeah. In one way. Elk Grove still looks nicer. 😜

[@KennysTrucks]

It does, but we are better truck wise.

[@JosepinoRizal]

People don’t read. They don’t do this everyday it’s a bulk pick up.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

That's correct; this was a one-time exception due to the circumstances of the route. Thank you for watching (and reading the description).

[@Japimon87]

How much is this costing to the client? I mean, this is a one man job, max two man job and it would go faster without the loader.....

[@bigjoe3715]

Thinking the same thing. This is every day one-man stuff. And it would take me a fraction of the time...

[@robertsmith3878]

back injuries

[@cagarbagetrucks]

It's was a special circumstances due to the holiday week and needing to clear the streets.

[@domingodesperado5782]

look at those bald ass tires on that truck. Of course, it's a republic truck.

[@tonipereira8711]

Why a crew of 4 when have tinker to assist?

[@kalebhendershott8498]

cool

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Awesome! 😊

[@heliafreeman6260]

Kaleb Hendershott Dhfzfz

[@Tiqerboy]

Wow, talk about overstaffed, LOL. One guy to run 'The Claw' another guy to sweep up afterwards, another guy to run the compactor and someone to drive the truck. You can tell they are overstaffed when you see guys just standing there doing nothing :-)

[@cagarbagetrucks]

It's was a special circumstances due to the holiday week and needing to clear the streets.

[@JJS_NINERS]

This is ridiculous. I work for republic out of the Pacheco yard. And also do a rear load route doing cleanups with just TWO of us. What in the hell is this fuckery, A LOADER?

[@arendvanfelius2444]

👍👍👍

[@a1wireless1964]

That dude in the mini excavator knows absolutely s*** about how to operate it and even the grapple on the front LOL everything in a neat pile but first he has to crush it in and stretch it out twice the size then push it back together again here's an idea guy why not set the claw flat on the pavement and push forward.... the hardest working guys in this group are the three behind the truck

[@paultro8457]

a1wireless1964 haha its not an excavator, it's a front end loader.

[@vilmarivas8545]

Crew of 4 🤔 for one truck !! Really 😒

[@ronnytolson9656]

You would never see something like this on the east coast 2 people to a truck 3 if the driver was hurt . That loader is slowing them down .

[@imayhaveanunbelievablysmal7406]

Vilma Rivas 3 is all you need

[@tmaenterprise5699]

In Maryland its 3 to a truck. We move at a fast pace and cover big areas.

[@fedexpackageroadco507]

that is stupid

[@1stzard]

It is probably a effort to get them off the road quicker

[@phent6929]

Man where I am we do one or two on the back of the truck with no machines to help us sometimes the driver will help us though

[@akiyl7479]

Talk about a waste of manpower.

[@cagarbagetrucks]

It's was a special circumstances due to the holiday week and needing to clear the streets.

[@HunterJohnson-yk4ii]

Cool do you like the Packers I miss allied wast side loder garbge trucks

[@cagarbagetrucks]

+Hunter Johnson Yeah, I really miss seeing the Allied Waste branded trucks. They were very nice to see around, and they were a good company.

[@carlosjunior2821]

Más desmadre en concreto y en el pavimento

[@guillermomunguia1746]

Doing it the old school way wow!!!!

[@JuanRomero-ll7zd]

Igual que en Tecate b.c.!

[@SilviaHernandez-ie7bz]

No me explico cómo las personas botan cosas tan buenas

[@marinazendis3228]

SILVIA HERNANDEZ ,WRITE IGLESH.

[@dewalt4598]

Why dont they have garbage cans like other cities. Why do they just throw the stuff right out on the street? Am i missing something here ?

[@cagarbagetrucks]

They have normal garbage cans. But once per year, they do a special clean up where you can put a pile out in the street.

[@kelryvieira3702]

No vídeo só consigo ver o quanto o ser humano é egoísta destruir tantas coisas boas ao invés de doar! Doar para países que não tem nada ... Tantas oesssoas morrendo de fome frio nas ruas e assim por adiante . Como as coisas poderia ser diferentes meu Deus. 😢😢

[@ivanrosales6334]

Descubriendoifieles

[@ivanrosales6334]

H

[@anthonyfrederick2188]

They only do it on days of bulk pick up

[@cagarbagetrucks]

That is correct! This truck was specifically assigned to bulky waste pick-up. It has since been reassigned to another yard/replaced by a CNG-powered vehicle.

[@tonipereira8711]

Why do ya need a crew of 3 when assisted by a tinker loader?!

[@paultro8457]

I work for a garbage company and watching this is........ horrible. Haha paying this many people to do a route and needing a front end loader to follow the truck around is a giant waste. (No pun intended)

[@cagarbagetrucks]

Yeah. They recently restructured this program, changing it to an on-call service, further reducing the amount of equipment used to collect bulky waste.