cleanups
Post-disaster restoration efforts
Cleanups is the plural of cleanup—acts of cleaning, tidying, or removing unwanted material.
The word applies to physical spaces neighborhood cleanups, environmental remediation oil spill cleanups, and figurative housekeeping data cleanups, code cleanups.
In baseball, the cleanup hitter bats fourth, positioned to drive in runners already on base.
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
filtration · antiseptic · germicidal · scrubbing · mopping · sweeping · janitorial · custodial
Removing dangerous substances
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- disposalAct of throwing away
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
spill · leakage · asbestos · radioactive · contamination · toxicity · chemical · industrial
Unpaid willing workers
- beachSandy waterside margin
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- litterScattered waste or debris
trash · debris · plastic · waste · collection · community · service · activism
Making current again
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- renovationRestoring to good condition
reclamation · regeneration · recovery · rebuilding · rejuvenation · repairs · resurfacing · repainting
Performing routine maintenance
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
upkeep · overhaul · calibration · adjustment · refurbishment · scheduling · checklist · mechanic
hygiene
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
purification · filtration · antiseptic · germicidal · scrubbing · mopping · sweeping · janitorial · custodial · bleach
decontamination
Removing dangerous substances
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- disposalAct of throwing away
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
biohazard · spill · leakage · asbestos · radioactive · contamination · toxicity · chemical · industrial · containment
volunteers
Unpaid willing workers
litter · trash · debris · plastic · waste · collection · community · service · activism · awareness
renewal
Making current again
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
renovation · reclamation · regeneration · recovery · rebuilding · rejuvenation · repairs · resurfacing · repainting · landscaping
servicing
Performing routine maintenance
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
diagnostics · upkeep · overhaul · calibration · adjustment · refurbishment · scheduling · checklist · mechanic · technician
- community buildingpotluck, cookout, block party, barn raising, quilting bee
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- community engagementoutreach, engagement, volunteerism, town halls, public meetings
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- grassrootsgrassroots, activist, volunteer, volunteers, volunteering
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
cleanupsmesses
States of disorder
contaminations · pollutions · disasters · spills · wreckages
cleanupscontaminations
Introductions of impurities
pollutions · spills · degradations · defacements · vandalisms
- cleanup operationsSystematic removal of debris
- cleanup crewGroup that restores order
- community cleanupCollective local beautification effort
- beach cleanupOrganized coastal debris collection
- spring cleanupThorough tidying after winter
- river cleanupRestoring polluted waterways