Did you know that the United States throws out the weight of 6,750 blue whales every single day? A garbage collectors job is to ensure this trash is picked up and disposed of properly. A single garbage collector visits 200 to 300 homes during an 8-hour shift. Discover more fascinating facts in Garbage Collector, a Dirty Jobs book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz.