After Jeff Balch's mother died, he was outside doing yard work on trash pickup day. A member of the crew asked how Ms. Balch was doing, which led to a moment of connection between strangers.

Meet 'Stan the Trash Man' of Fishers, Indiana, who volunteers to clean the streets with his flag-themed golf cart and helps ...

For one man, his day got made when he was on his rounds on trash day. When he got to their house, a whole herd of Newfies rolled out the red carpet, and it was just hilarious: ...

A 4-year-old boy from Ashland, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, got to fulfill his dream of becoming a garbage truck driver for a day, thanks to Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Casella Waste Systems crew in Willimantic helped to make Axton Nizeull, a fourth grader on the autism spectrum, garbage man for a day.

A 7-year-old in California had his peculiar wish granted earlier this month — to be a garbage man for a day.

For a crew of Newfoundlands, trash day is the best day because they've successfully trained their favorite "bin man" to give them treats every week he comes, and the combined Newfie joy over such ...

Catherine Carrigan’s son gave his favorite garbageman a proper send-off. What he does to show his appreciation goes viral.

Four-year-old from Ashland, MA, had his wish come true when he got the chance to experience life as a garbage man for a day with Waste Management.

Stan Blade had the best intentions when taking the ashes of his late father's ashes out on the town, but his plan was derailed by a nine-hour pub crawl — during which he lost them.

A Turlock 7-year-old had his peculiar wish granted earlier this month — to be a garbage man for a day.