The 3-minute interview with Shelby Hasbun

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The thirty-year-old, officially known as the “Truck One” driver for the San Francisco Zoo, hauls animal droppings daily. She carries more than 50 wheelbarrow loads — each containing 90 to 200 pounds of animal waste — some of which ends up in Golden Gate Park compost piles.

How did you come to be the zoo “poop-truck” driver? I first heard about this job in high school. A friend of mine used to poop scoop here [at the zoo]. I moved from department to department here … when the previous truck driver broke his shoulder, I filled in for him … I get a lot of laughs from the public when I tell them what I do.

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