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RECYCLE

In “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” you drive impressively realistic garbage trucks through a lively city while taking on a range of management tasks as you head your own waste management enterprise.

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September 3, 2014
11 years and 335 days ago
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Mixed311 reviews51.1%

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In every city in the world, they are the unsung heroes of the road - garbage men and their high-powered garbage trucks. They provide the efficient collection and processing of a wide variety of waste and guarantee that our cities don’t drown in garbage.



In “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” you drive impressively realistic garbage trucks through a lively city while taking on a range of management tasks as you head your own waste management enterprise. Hire the right staff, expand your fleet, plan efficient pickup routes, purchase landfill licenses, take out loans and efficiently steer your garbage disposal convoy through the entire city! Do you have what it takes to become a trash tycoon?

Features:

  • Control your unsung heroes of the road! – utility vans, basic garbage trucks, organic waste trucks, glass recycling trucks, crawler cranes, dump trucks and bulldozers
  • Includes management aspect for even more game depth
  • Keep expanding your enterprise through efficient play and economic management!
  • A realistically simulated city with different districts, AI road traffic, traffic lights and pedestrians
  • Recreate the entire recycling process! – From garbage collection (residual waste, glass, plastic and paper), to the landfill and various recycling facilities
  • Get an overview of the facts and figures that determine the success or failure of your mission in your statistics center!