curbside
Where trash waits
Curbside refers to the edge of a street where the curb meets the pavement.
As an adjective, it describes services or activities conducted at this location without leaving one's vehicle: curbside pickup, curbside recycling, curbside check-in at the airport.
The term gained prominence with the rise of drive-through culture and expanded dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses offered curbside service to minimize contact.
Receptacles for storage
- recyclablesItems for reprocessing
- sortingArranging into sequence
- collectionGathered set of items
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
plastics · glass · paper · cardboard · composting · trash · garbage · disposal
Hard road covering
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- kerbRoadside stone boundary
footpath · verge · shoulder · edge · roadway · boulevard · pathway · lane
Small open-bed truck
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
- taxiVehicle for hire
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
passenger · waiting · hailing · Uber · Lyft · coach · trolley · tram
Public urban roadway
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- trafficMovement along routes
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
storefront · parking · meter · lamppost · newsstand · busker · vendor · crosswalk
Restaurant food for elsewhere
- drive-thruVehicle-accessible service window
- collectionGathered set of items
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- groceryFood retail shop
restaurant · retail · pharmacy · contactless · preorder · delivery · food · shopping
bins
Receptacles for storage
- recyclablesItems for reprocessing
- sortingArranging into sequence
- collectionGathered set of items
waste · plastics · glass · paper · cardboard · composting · trash · garbage · disposal · containers
pavement
Hard road covering
kerb · footpath · verge · shoulder · edge · roadway · boulevard · pathway · lane · border
pickup
Small open-bed truck
rideshare · passenger · waiting · hailing · Uber · Lyft · coach · trolley · tram · van
street
Public urban roadway
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- trafficMovement along routes
intersection · storefront · parking · meter · lamppost · newsstand · busker · vendor · crosswalk · café
takeout
Restaurant food for elsewhere
- drive-thruVehicle-accessible service window
- collectionGathered set of items
- orderingPlacing in sequence
grocery · restaurant · retail · pharmacy · contactless · preorder · delivery · food · shopping · e-commerce
- Delivery AppsDoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart, Uber Eats, Postmates
- recyclingrecycle, recycling, recycling bin, recycle bin, recycling bins
- waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
- delivery spotsdoorstep, porch, mailbox, front door, reception desk
- garbage collectiontruck, bins, cans, bags, landfill
- pickup zonespickup area, loading zone, taxi stand, bus stop, shuttle stop
- curbside pickupOutdoor order retrieval
- curbside serviceOrders brought to car
- curbside collectionScheduled household waste removal
- curbside deliveryGoods brought to parked customers
- curbside parkingSpaces along road edges
- curbside check-inPre-terminal baggage processing