The Wikipedia article on the garbage truck, the specialized vehicle for collecting and transporting municipal solid waste, tracing its history from 1897 steam-powered tip-cars to modern compaction designs.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_truck
Source TypeReference Work
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Wikipedia: Garbage truck
WikipediaIntroduction, opening sentence
A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station.
Editorial judgment: tertiary encyclopedia, tier matches sibling Wikipedia sources on this atlas
A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station.
Editorial classification: general-purpose online encyclopedia
A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station.
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A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station.
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