garbage hauler

Waste removal vehicle

A garbage hauler is a person or company that collects and transports waste.

The term applies both to the workers who physically handle refuse and to the businesses that provide collection services: The city contracted with a new garbage hauler.

Also called trash hauler or waste hauler.

Related

truck · collection · landfill · rubbish · pickup · bin · compactor · recycling · curbside · trash day · dump · refuse · stench · route · back alley · grimy · diesel · early

Opposites
material handling function

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One who transports goods

courier · moving company · supplier · distributor · mail carrier

waste stream destination

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One who elevates waste

refurbisher

occupational prestige/perception

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Senior organizational leader

surgeon · corporate lawyer · investment banker

Family

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G