City

Recycling Truck

A garbage truck that actually thinks about what it's picking up.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 60495 · 2026

Pieces434

Minifigs2

Year2026

Set number60495

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The verdict

I wasn't expecting to care this much about a recycling truck, but the sorting divider got me.

This isn't just a dump truck with a different sticker, it genuinely separates paper from glass on the way in, and that one idea makes the whole play pattern feel honest rather than gimmicky. At forty dollars for 434 pieces it sits right where City sets should, sturdy enough for real play and detailed enough to look good parked on a shelf. I'd hand this to a kid who likes trucks with jobs to do, not just trucks that drive around.

Best for: kids seven and up who like vehicles with real mechanisms, and City collectors filling out municipal service trucks

The full review

What it is

I wasn't expecting to care this much about a recycling truck, but the sorting divider got me. Most City vehicles ask you to imagine the job they do. This one actually does it, tilt the cab, lift the two street-side dumpsters with a lever, and tip the sorted load through one of two rear hatches depending on whether it's paper or glass. That small piece of mechanical honesty changes how the whole set plays. It's not pretending to be a recycling truck, it's built to sort things the way one would.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about where it falls short. The minifigures sit a bit awkwardly in the cab, their arms need to hang partway out the window to fit comfortably, which is the kind of thing you notice once and then can't unsee. And because this set skips stickers entirely (a genuinely nice touch for parents tired of alignment battles with little hands), the truck's exterior reads a bit plainer than some stickered City vehicles at the same price. It's also not a huge model. At 434 pieces it's a solid weekend build, not an all-day project.

Who it's for

This is a strong pick for a kid who's into trucks with actual jobs rather than just trucks that drive fast, and for City collectors who want their fleet to include the vehicles real cities depend on, not just police cars and fire engines. If you want something that dazzles on a display shelf, look elsewhere in the City lineup. If you want something a seven or eight year old will actually operate over and over, this earns its place.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build opens with the two street bins the truck will empty, and there's a nice bit of parts reuse where candlesticks stand in for rolled cardboard tubes inside them, the kind of clever substitution that makes you smile mid-build. The chassis itself is refreshingly straightforward, an electric engine block up front reveals itself when you tilt the cab open, and the fender is shaped using sloped bricks and angled tiles rather than a single molded piece, which keeps the parts list interesting instead of relying on one big specialty component.

The trash hold at the back is where the piece count earns its keep, built from a surprising number of regular bricks rather than one big shell, which is good news if you ever want to raid this set for parts. The sorting divider inside is the standout functional element, a simple hinged piece that routes collected bricks toward one of two rear hatches. Nothing here is a rare or printed showpiece, this is a set that spends its budget on function over flash, and at roughly 9 cents a piece it's priced fairly for what you get.

Fun facts

01The set retails for $39.99 USD (£34.99, €39.99), working out to about 9.2 cents per piece.
02BrickEconomy projects the set will retire sometime in mid to late 2027.
03The two recycling crew minifigures wear high-visibility gear, giving a real-world profession that's often skipped in City sets its own dedicated release.
04The truck skips stickers entirely, all its graphic details are printed or built from parts rather than applied by hand.