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Old bridge leaves Oxford Township residents without garbage pickup
Read full article: Old bridge leaves Oxford Township residents without garbage pickupThe 50-year-old wooden bridge is failing and the weight limit has been reduced to 9 tons by the Road Commission for Oakland County. It will be replaced next year, which means no school buses or garbage trucks can cross.
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Garbage truck takes out utility pole at 14 Mile, Mound roads in Sterling Heights
Read full article: Garbage truck takes out utility pole at 14 Mile, Mound roads in Sterling HeightsSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A GFL Environmental garbage truck crashed into a utility pole Wednesday morning at the intersection of Mound Road and 14 Mile Road in Sterling Heights. The intersection was closed while a DTE Energy crews worked to clean up the debris and repair the pole. It has since reopened. No serious injuries have been reported.
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Chemicals thrown in trash caused garbage truck explosion in Bloomfield Township neighborhood, fire chief says
Read full article: Chemicals thrown in trash caused garbage truck explosion in Bloomfield Township neighborhood, fire chief saysBLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A GFL Environmental truck exploded while it was picking up trash at a home in Bloomfield Township. “The biggest thing with chemicals is when you mix them, you never know what’s going to happen,” said Bloomfield Township Fire Chief John LeRoy. Once the mix was put into the garbage truck, it exploded and trash flew everywhere. READ: I-75 to reopen lanes in December in Oakland CountyThe Bloomfield Township Fire Department quarantined the truck in the Seaholm High School parking lot until they could figure out what was the chemical mix. GFL said since COVID, the company has been picking up a lot more trash.