Viewer video shows trash spilling from truck onto roadway, city says truck suffered malfunction
City officials said they are always disappointed to see debris falling from a city vehicle The first time a viewer has captured a Kansas City, Missouri, trash truck spewing onto a highway in the past year of KMBC’s Dirty Kansas City investigation, the video shows a Solid Waste Services truck spewering trash onto the highway from a truck driven by a woman named Jennifer Byrd Sisk. The city of Kansas City expressed disappointment over the incident, stating that a sweeper blade holding trash inside the truck broke while in service and the truck was transported at a low speed to the closest location for safe waste discharge. The investigation has led city and state leaders to demand accountability from companies who lose parts of their loads onto highways. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced a saturation patrol this month with local law enforcement, including the Missouri Highway Patrol, and the city is working closely with MoDOT to clean highways by providing litter abatement crews and street sweepers a few times yearly. Additionally, the city has implemented programs to mitigate illegal dumping, new trash and recycling carts, and bulk item collection.
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The video is clear. You can see trash spilling onto the highway from a Kansas City, Missouri, Solid Waste Services truck traveling southbound on Mo.-291 Highway in Independence last week.It’s the first time a KMBC 9 viewer has captured a Kansas City, Missouri, trash truck — on video — spewing trash onto a highway in the past year of KMBC’s Dirty Kansas City investigation.KMBC has exposed several different companies losing parts of their loads onto Kansas City highways. The investigation has prompted city and state leaders to demand accountability from companies losing trash or recycling, often from under tarps that need repair.Viewer Jennifer Byrd Sisk captured the video Friday, asking questions from city officials.“The City of Kansas City is extremely disappointed to see debris falling from a City trash vehicle,” city spokeswoman Sherae Honeycutt said in a statement.Honeycutt said the city investigated to find a sweeper blade broken on the truck.“To minimize the amount of litter expelled, the truck traveled at a low speed to the closest location for safe waste discharge.”Missouri Department of Transportation officials have announced a saturation patrol this month with local law enforcement, including the Missouri Highway Patrol.Honeycutt said the city is working closely with MoDOT to clean highways by providing litter abatement crews and street sweepers a few times yearly.She also pointed out various ways the city is working to make the city cleaner, including programs to mitigate illegal dumping, new trash and recycling carts, and bulk item collection.You can see KMBC’s recent coverage of the city’s efforts to make Kansas City cleaner here.Full statement from Kansas City, Missouri:The City of Kansas City is extremely disappointed to see debris falling from a City trash vehicle.Upon investigation, a sweep blade holding trash inside the truck broke while in service. To minimize the amount of litter expelled, the truck traveled at a low speed to the closest location for safe waste discharge.The City works closely with MODOT to clean up highways by providing litter abatement crews and street sweepers a few times yearly. The City is dedicated to creating a cleaner and green community with the implementation of many programs to aggressively mitigate litter and illegal dumping in Kansas City neighborhoods with the delivery of trash carts this year, recycling cart deliveries in 2023, the expansion of bulky item collection, Clean Up KC, a partnership with Ripple Glass, the Blue Bag Program, the Dumpster Program, and several drop-off events hosted throughout the year for residents to dispose of unwanted items.
You can see trash spilling onto the highway from a Kansas City, Missouri, Solid Waste Services truck traveling southbound on Mo.-291 Highway in Independence last week. It’s the first time a KMBC 9 viewer has captured a Kansas City, Missouri, trash truck — on video — spewing trash onto a highway in the past year of KMBC’s Dirty Kansas City investigation. KMBC has exposed several different companies losing parts of their loads onto Kansas City highways. The investigation has prompted city and state leaders to demand accountability from companies losing trash or recycling, often from under tarps that need repair. Viewer Jennifer Byrd Sisk captured the video Friday, asking questions from city officials. “The City of Kansas City is extremely disappointed to see debris falling from a City trash vehicle,” city spokeswoman Sherae Honeycutt said in a statement. Honeycutt said the city investigated to find a sweeper blade broken on the truck. “To minimize the amount of litter expelled, the truck traveled at a low speed to the closest location for safe waste discharge.” Missouri Department of Transportation officials have announced a saturation patrol this month with local law enforcement, including the Missouri Highway Patrol. Honeycutt said the city is working closely with MoDOT to clean highways by providing litter abatement crews and street sweepers a few times yearly. She also pointed out various ways the city is working to make the city cleaner, including programs to mitigate illegal dumping, new trash and recycling carts, and bulk item collection. You can see KMBC’s recent coverage of the city’s efforts to make Kansas City cleaner here. The City of Kansas City is extremely disappointed to see debris falling from a City trash vehicle. Upon investigation, a sweep blade holding trash inside the truck broke while in service. To minimize the amount of litter expelled, the truck traveled at a low speed to the closest location for safe waste discharge. The City works closely with MODOT to clean up highways by providing litter abatement crews and street sweepers a few times yearly. The City is dedicated to creating a cleaner and green community with the implementation of many programs to aggressively mitigate litter and illegal dumping in Kansas City neighborhoods with the delivery of trash carts this year, recycling cart deliveries in 2023, the expansion of bulky item collection, Clean Up KC, a partnership with Ripple Glass, the Blue Bag Program, the Dumpster Program, and several drop-off events hosted throughout the year for residents to dispose of unwanted items.
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