Do you trash haulers come home smelling like garbage every day?

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  1. Switcher

    Switcher Light Load Member

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    Serious question, I'm considering apply for a trash job and want to know what to expect when it comes to odor.
     
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  3. Magoo1968

    Magoo1968 Road Train Member

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    I did it from the age of 17 to 21 over 30 years ago . The truck did stink outside in the back where I was standing in summer but it wasn’t all that bad . I felt the money was worth it compared to other jobs back then.if you’re driving the truck and most pick ups are automatic I’d imagine it wouldn’t be too bad.
     
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  4. truckdriver31

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    lol. wait until you have to walk the trash to roll the screen out. nothing like falling into a 3 foot void
     
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  5. RockinChair

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    What does that mean?
     
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    Magoo1968 Road Train Member

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    I think he’s talking about the export trash Ontario sends to Michigan in open trailers with netting over the top
     
  7. 86scotty

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    I've been at the truck shop when they have a trash truck in a bay. It's awful. The building holds the smell and the flies!!!! Freakin' swarms of flies. I don't know how the mechanics deal with it.
     
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