Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for collecting objects (2) from a roadway (3) and to a van-type vehicle provided with such a device, comprising a collecting plate (10), means for fixing (11) said plate to a motorised land vehicle (4), and actuating means (12) for moving the plate from a non-operational lifted position to a lowered collecting position and vice versa, said fixing means being used to fix the collecting plate to a front end of a motorised land vehicle. The invention is characterised in that the actuating means are suitable for pivoting the collecting plate between the lifted position in which it is perpendicularly oriented to the surface of the roadway, and the lowered position in which it is essentially parallel to the surface of the roadway. The invention also relates to a van-type vehicle (4) comprising such a device.