garbage chute
Waste disposal tunnel
A garbage chute is a vertical shaft in a multi-story building through which residents drop trash to a collection point below.
Each floor has an access door opening into the chute: She tossed the bag down the garbage chute.
Also called a trash chute or rubbish chute.
Discarded worthless material
- refuseReject or garbage
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- litterScattered waste or debris
debris · junk · bag · collection · sanitation · recycling · landfill · incineration
Narrow vertical passage
- flueChimney's inner passage
- ductTube conveying fluid
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
door · opening · gravity · descent · drop · slide · vertical · downward
Rented unit in building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- towerTall slender edifice
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
corridor · hallway · floor · lobby · penthouse · elevator · maintenance · janitor
Efficiency-boosting method
- handyUseful and nearby
- efficientProductive without waste
- labor-savingMinimizing physical effort needed
- hassle-freeWithout difficulty or annoyance
accessible · practical · streamlined · tidiness · cleanliness · hygiene
trash
Discarded worthless material
litter · debris · junk · bag · collection · sanitation · recycling · landfill · incineration · hauling
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
hatch · door · opening · gravity · descent · drop · slide · vertical · downward · compactor
apartment
Rented unit in building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- towerTall slender edifice
skyscraper · corridor · hallway · floor · lobby · penthouse · elevator · maintenance · janitor · superintendent
time-saver
Efficiency-boosting method
- handyUseful and nearby
- efficientProductive without waste
- labor-savingMinimizing physical effort needed
hassle-free · accessible · practical · streamlined · tidiness · cleanliness · hygiene
- waste managementwaste, trash, rubbish, refuse, litter
- chutesparachute, flume, emergency slide
- sanitation systemsseptic tank, septic system, sewage system, sewer, drain
- tenementsapartment, railroad flat, railroad apartment, cold water flat, walk-ups
- apartmentsapartment, studio, flat, triplex, loft
- waste binstrash can, dustbin, wastebasket, waste basket, bin
garbage chutemail slot
Door opening for deliveries
delivery chute · package room · receiving dock · parcel locker · laundry chute