dustmen
British garbage collectors
Dustmen is the British term for garbage collectors—workers who collect household waste and take it away for disposal.
The word comes from an era when much household refuse was literal dust and ash from coal fires.
Americans would call them garbage men or sanitation workers.
The dustmen come round every Tuesday morning.
Municipal waste workers
- garbage collectorsWorkers removing household waste
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
pickup · wheelie bins · bags · collection day · weekly · route · hauling · rounds
Community-level disease prevention
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- disposalAct of throwing away
- landfillWaste burial ground
incineration · contamination · hazardous waste · street cleaning · cleansing · protective gear · gloves · overalls
Public urban ways
- alleywaysNarrow urban passages
- binsReceptacles for storage
- litterScattered waste or debris
- pavementsHard outdoor walking surfaces
boroughs · neighborhoods · flats · tenements · back lanes · council estates · terraces · dawn
Arranging into sequence
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- metalsLustrous conductive elements
compost · green waste · recyclables · contamination · education · compliance
binmen
Municipal waste workers
- garbage collectorsWorkers removing household waste
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
waste · pickup · wheelie bins · bags · collection day · weekly · route · hauling · rounds · curbside
public health
Community-level disease prevention
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- disposalAct of throwing away
landfill · incineration · contamination · hazardous waste · street cleaning · cleansing · protective gear · gloves · overalls · occupational hazards
streets
Public urban ways
pavements · boroughs · neighborhoods · flats · tenements · back lanes · council estates · terraces · dawn · noise
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- glassTransparent solid from sand
metals · compost · green waste · recyclables · contamination · education · compliance
dustmenpostmen
Those who deliver letters
couriers · milkmen · suppliers · distributors · importers
dustmenlitterers
Those who dump refuse
fly-tippers · polluters · dumpers · litterbugs · manufacturers
dustmenexecutives
Senior corporate officers
CEOs · white-collar workers · professionals · office workers · management