bin lorry
Refuse collection vehicle
A bin lorry is British English for a garbage truck—the large vehicle that collects household waste.
The bin lorry comes round every Tuesday morning.
Americans would say garbage truck or trash truck; Britons say bin lorry or dustcart.
Rubbish collection vehicle
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- cabVehicle for hire
hopper · crusher · heavy-duty · diesel · tipper · side-loader · fleet
Discarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
curbside · pickup · route · schedule · municipal · residential · commercial · black bag
Public urban ways
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- trafficMovement along routes
- residentialRelating to housing
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
council · city · downtown · congestion · narrow streets · reversing · noise · disruption
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- transfer stationTransit switching facility
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
Municipal waste workers
- sanitation workersRefuse collection employees
- crewWorking team aboard
- loadersTransfer agents for systems
- driverVehicle operator
hi-vis · gloves · rounds · early shift · protective gear
dustcart
Rubbish collection vehicle
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
cab · hopper · crusher · heavy-duty · diesel · tipper · side-loader · fleet
garbage
Discarded waste material
trash · curbside · pickup · route · schedule · municipal · residential · commercial · black bag · kerbside
streets
Public urban ways
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- trafficMovement along routes
- residentialRelating to housing
neighbourhood · council · city · downtown · congestion · narrow streets · reversing · noise · disruption
landfill
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- transfer stationTransit switching facility
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
binmen
Municipal waste workers
- sanitation workersRefuse collection employees
- crewWorking team aboard
- loadersTransfer agents for systems
driver · hi-vis · gloves · rounds · early shift · protective gear
- waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
- sanitation trucksgarbage truck, trash truck, refuse truck, sanitation truck, recycling truck
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
bin lorrydelivery truck
Vehicle for transporting goods
delivery van · milk float · removal van · postal van · ice cream van
bin, bins, lorry, dustbin, lorries, dustbins, rubbish bin, recycle bin, garbage bin