city sanitation
Municipal waste management
City sanitation refers to the municipal systems and services that maintain public cleanliness—garbage collection, sewage treatment, street cleaning, and waste disposal.
The term often appears in job titles and department names: He worked for city sanitation for thirty years.
A sanitation worker is a garbage collector.
- garbage collectionScheduled waste removal service
- curbside collectionScheduled household waste removal
- dump truckHinged-bed hauling vehicle
- street sweepingRemoving debris from roadways
- public toiletsShared sanitation facilities
handwashing stations · recycling · green bins · wastewater treatment · pest control · public health · septic systems · composting · sewer networks · open sewers · potable water supply · clean water · disinfection protocols · litter bins · hazardous waste disposal · incineration · water purification · park maintenance
city sanitationurban decay
City infrastructure deterioration
environmental hazard · public health crisis · sewage overflow
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