Some area residents have noticed something different about garbage and recycling collection in Vinton. It used to take two trips to collect the trash on days that both garbage and recycling are put out to be picked up. The first round would collect the trash, and the second round collected the recycling...or visa versa.

Several residents have noticed that both the garbage and recycling are being collected into one truck and were concerned that both were going to the landfill.

What you can't see, is that the truck is separating the two. The garbage is dumped into the truck, where a divider flips to sort the garbage or recycling into the proper side of the truck.

Pretty slick idea! This saves on gas and no doubt man hours and only requires visiting each home once.

Click here to see a video of how the truck works. The truck is called a split body automated side loader. The city said that it is the same model that is being used in Vinton's weekly collection.


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