This is the moment a nine-year-old boy said goodbye to his local trash collector after greeting him every week on the road outside his driveway for years.

Noah Carrigan had waited for the same garbage man every Tuesday since he was five – forming a sweet friendship.

But when the Florida county government switched to a new waste management company, Noah had to say his final goodbye on March 25.

His mother Catherine Carrigan said the tradition began after Noah became fascinated with the big green truck that arrived every week.

“It started out as something so simple—he was just fascinated by the garbage truck.

“For years, every Tuesday, he would run outside to wave and the garbage man always waved back, honked the horn, and acknowledged him.”

The 41-year-old says Noah’s father is a firefighter, so there’s “a lot of truck-love” in their home.

But, even as he grew older and busier with school, he’d still make time to say hello.

In a heartfelt final meeting, Noah handed the sanitary worker a handwritten note and some gifts, along with a bottle of water to thank him for years of kindness.

“When we told him it was the last time he’d see the garbage man, he immediately ran inside to write a note and grab some of his old garbage truck toys to give him.

“He wanted to say thank you. It was so sweet.

“This man had been part of Noah’s life for years. It was a friendship built on smiles and waves.”

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“It was like saying goodbye to a part of his childhood. It was so beautiful to witness.

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