Teen Safe After Hiding In Compactor Truck

Boy Escaped Boot-Camp-Style School In Recycling Bin; Could Have Been Crushed By Machine

(AP)  Police in Milwaukee say a teenage boy has survived after being accidentally dumped into the back of a recycling truck and compacted.

Police say the 14-year-old ran away from a boot-camp-style school for teens Monday and hid in a recycling bin filled with cardboard.

The bin was picked up by a Waste Management truck and dumped into the vehicle's rear compactor.

Waste Management spokeswoman Lynn Morgan says the truck continued on its collection route, compacting cardboard several times.

The boy wasn't discovered until the truck dumped its load at a recycling processing center.

He was semiconscious and was taken to a hospital, but police say his injuries aren't life-threatening.

[mountainzen]

I hate it when they throw out a perfectly good 14 year old like that, it''s such a waste.

[apitaly]

They didn''t JUST throw him out... He was recycled!

[slim1h2o]

Recycled Teen....hmm....What will they think of next?

Doesn''t Nebraska have that same program?

[mountainzen]

I wonder if he looks thinner now...