MD159 – A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck Man
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Spending a day as a Garbage Truck Man has always been a personal dream of Mahalo Daily co-host Lon Harris, a dream which he was able to fulfill, courtesy of the L.A. Bureau of Sanitation. We went on a ride-along with Louis Mereno, a Sanitation Services truck driver and pick-up guy for heavy, illegally dumped items in the South Central Los Angeles area, to see what his typical day consisted of. As Lon finds out, it’s a lot of heavy lifting, questionable odors, and some interesting finds.
Sanitation Services
Illegal Dumping
L.A. Bureau of Sanitation
Dirty Jobs
Men at Work Movie
Los Angeles
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Tags: Downtown L.A., dumping, garbage, garbage truck, illegal dumping, LA, lon harris, mahalo, mahalodaily, South Central L.A., waste, waste collection
July 10th, 2008 at 5:41 am
It was nice to see how sanitation services are handled in other cities. I am a bit jealous when comparing it to my own city. On the whole, another good episode. Thanks Mahalo!
July 10th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Good episode… funny and informative.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Where do you sign up to be a garbage collector? Looks like fun for $25.00 an hour. Good job , Lon, but you better stick to your day job.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Guys, that was awesome. This may be my favorite Mahalo Daily episode! Lon, you are a brave man.
July 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Wow, Dead Animal Collection seems like the worst possible job on earth…other than the pay.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Good job Lon!
July 10th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Great episode, Lon! Where’s that sweater you saved for me? ;-)
July 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Nice job Lon. Did you work that entire 8 hour shift? Just curious. It’s nice to see you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:01 am
I have never seen them take trash to a building for redistribution. They just take it straight to the landfill in my area.
Good video!
July 12th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Nice job Lon! I hope that was just a one time job for you, since you’ve been a great host for Mahalo Daily.
July 15th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Great episode! Lon did a great job.
August 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Great truck post. I was surfing on google and found your site. SS
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