bin man

Weekly trash collector

A bin man is a worker who collects household rubbish, the British equivalent of American garbage collector or sanitation worker.

The term comes from the wheeled bins set out for collection: The bin man comes on Thursdays.

Also spelled binman.

occupation

refuse collector

One who removes waste

waste collector · rubbish collector · garbageman · street cleaner · binman · trash collector

waste

rubbish

Waste or nonsense

black bags · recyclables · bulky items · fly-tipping · litter · debris · junk · landfill · tip

routine

collection day

Scheduled waste removal date

weekly pickup · curbside · doorstep · back alley · schedule · dustcart · garbage truck · hopper · compactor · gloves

urban

residential streets

Roads lined with homes

flats · apartment blocks · commercial district · city centre · suburb · pavement · alleyway · back lane · service road · loading bay

cultural

essential worker

Vital occupation holder

Categories
Opposites
waste handling direction

bin mandelivery driver

One who transports goods

postman · milkman · courier · Amazon driver · supplier

cleanliness/sanitation role

bin manlitterer

Careless waste discardant

polluter · fly-tipper · dumper · litterbug · vandal

social perception of occupation

bin manCEO

Top corporate officer

executive · banker · surgeon · barrister · lawyer

Family

man, bin, bins, mankind, mannerism, manned, dustbin, mannerly, manning

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