dustcart
Refuse collection vehicle
A dustcart is a British term for a garbage truck—the vehicle that collects household waste.
The word reflects older usage where household refuse was called dust: The dustcart comes on Thursdays.
The workers who operate it are dustmen.
Waste or nonsense
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- refuseReject or garbage
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- black bagsDark refuse sacks
bin bags · landfill · disposal · litter · detritus · discards · throwaway · recyclables
Scheduled waste removal service
- curbside pickupOutdoor order retrieval
- garbage dayScheduled waste collection time
- binmenMunicipal waste workers
- dustmenBritish refuse collectors
Waste collection vehicle
- waste haulerOne who removes rubbish
- frontloaderSide-access washing machine
- sanitation truckMunicipal waste collection vehicle
- hopperTapered dispensing container
cab-over · chassis · hydraulic lift · tipper · payload
Public urban roadway
- pavementHard road covering
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
- curbsideAdjacent to the street
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
residential · council estate · housing estate · suburban · city streets · back lane · loading zone · narrow streets
rubbish
Waste or nonsense
black bags · bin bags · landfill · disposal · litter · detritus · discards · throwaway · recyclables · food waste
bin collection
Scheduled waste removal service
- curbside pickupOutdoor order retrieval
- garbage dayScheduled waste collection time
- binmenMunicipal waste workers
bin lorry
Waste collection vehicle
- waste haulerOne who removes rubbish
- frontloaderSide-access washing machine
- sanitation truckMunicipal waste collection vehicle
hopper · cab-over · chassis · hydraulic lift · tipper · payload
street
Public urban roadway
neighborhood · residential · council estate · housing estate · suburban · city streets · back lane · loading zone · narrow streets · traffic obstruction
- waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
- sanitation truckstrash truck, refuse truck, sanitation truck, recycling truck, rear loader
- street cleaningstreet sweeper, street sweepers, sweeper, sweepers, street sweeping
dustcartskip
To deliberately exclude
landfill · rubbish tip · dump · dustbin · wheelie bin