<P> Household waste in economically developed countries will generally be left in waste containers or recycling bins prior to collection by a waste collector using a waste collection vehicle . </P> <P> However, in many developing countries, such as Mexico and Egypt, waste left in bins or bags at the side of the road will not be removed unless residents interact with the waste collectors . </P> <P> Mexico City residents must haul their trash to a waste collection vehicle which makes frequent stops around each neighborhood . The waste collectors will indicate their readiness by ringing a distinctive bell and possibly shouting . Residents line up and hand their trash container to the waste collector . A tip may be expected in some neighborhoods . Private contracted waste collectors may circulate in the same neighborhoods as many as five times per day, pushing a cart with a waste container, ringing a bell and shouting to announce their presence . These private contractors are not paid a salary, and survive only on the tips they receive . Later, they meet up with a waste collection vehicle to deposit their accumulated waste . </P> <P> The waste collection vehicle will often take the waste to a transfer station where it will be loaded up into a larger vehicle and sent to either a landfill or alternative waste treatment facility . </P>

Who collects the waste and where do they take them