binman

Weekly rubbish collector

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

The term comes from bin, the British word for trash can: The binman comes on Thursdays.

Also called a dustman in older British usage.

routine

collection

Gathered set of items

rounds · weekly · curbside · morning · timetable · residential · commercial · regular · punctual · householder

labor

manual

Written instructions for use

lifting · hauling · rounds · workday · uniform · gloves · boots · exertion · endurance · weather

sanitation

waste

Unwanted discarded material

trash · litter · recycling · disposal · landfill · composting · hygiene · cleanliness · contamination · odor

urban

streets

Public urban ways

skip · council · municipal · civic · neighborhood · borough · city · pavement · kerb · estate

Categories
Opposites
waste handling direction

binmandelivery driver

One who transports goods

postman · milkman · courier · supplier · distributor

cleanliness/sanitation role

binmanlitterer

Careless waste discardant

fly-tipper · litterbug · polluter · dumper · vandal

Family

binmen

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G