emptying trash
Clearing the bin
Emptying trash is removing garbage from a container and disposing of it properly.
The phrase covers both household chores I forgot to empty the trash before pickup and digital housekeeping—deleting files permanently from a computer's trash folder.
In both cases, it's the final step in getting rid of unwanted things.
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- waste binReceptacle for rubbish
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- dumpWaste disposal site
garbage truck · haul · bag · tied up · can · rubbish · dispose · garbage disposal · toss · lid · stink · rotten · curbside · curb appeal · pickup · liner · landfill · scraps
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- sidework
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- kitchen choreswashing dishes, doing dishes, dishwashing, loading dishwasher, unloading dishwasher
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty
waste management philosophy
emptying trashhoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
recycling · composting · repurposing · upcycling · waste recovery
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