bin lorries
Garbage collection vehicles
Bin lorries is the British term for garbage trucks—large vehicles that collect household waste.
The crew empties wheelie bins into the back, where a compactor crushes the refuse.
The bin lorries come round on Thursdays.
Americans call them garbage trucks or trash trucks.
Rubbish collection vehicle
- refuse collectorOne who removes waste
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- side-loaderTruck loading from flank
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
tipper · cab · hydraulics · hopper · chassis · fleet · livery · heavy-duty
Organized refuse removal
- refuseReject or garbage
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
disposal · landfill · incineration · recycling · composting · hygiene · public health · contamination
- schedulesPlanned sequences of events
- routesPaths for travel
- early morningFirst hours of day
- crewWorking team aboard
binmen · loaders · driver · stopping · reversing · curbside · bank holidays · overtime
Roads lined with homes
- cul-de-sacsStreets closed at one end
- narrow lanesConstricted travel routes
- traffic obstructionBarrier blocking vehicle passage
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
pavement · double-parking · noise complaints · rush hour · council estates · flats · terraced houses · alleyways
dustcart
Rubbish collection vehicle
- refuse collectorOne who removes waste
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- side-loaderTruck loading from flank
compactor · tipper · cab · hydraulics · hopper · chassis · fleet · livery · heavy-duty · roadworthy
waste collection
Organized refuse removal
trash · disposal · landfill · incineration · recycling · composting · hygiene · public health · contamination · vermin control
weekly pickup
- schedulesPlanned sequences of events
- routesPaths for travel
- early morningFirst hours of day
crew · binmen · loaders · driver · stopping · reversing · curbside · bank holidays · overtime · shift work
residential streets
Roads lined with homes
- cul-de-sacsStreets closed at one end
- narrow lanesConstricted travel routes
- traffic obstructionBarrier blocking vehicle passage
congestion · pavement · double-parking · noise complaints · rush hour · council estates · flats · terraced houses · alleyways · service roads
bin lorrieslandfills
Engineered waste disposal sites
recycling centers · incinerators · dumps · rubbish dumps · transfer stations