garbage truck
Curbside waste collector
A garbage truck is a vehicle designed to collect and transport refuse.
The truck typically has a compacting mechanism to compress waste and increase capacity.
In British English, the equivalent term is dustbin lorry or refuse lorry.
The garbage truck comes every Tuesday morning.
Refuse collection and disposal
- refuseReject or garbage
- disposalAct of throwing away
- landfillWaste burial ground
- transfer stationTransit switching facility
recycling · compost · hazardous waste · municipal services · sanitation worker · public health · environmental · cleanup
Machine that compresses materials
- side-loaderTruck loading from flank
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- cabVehicle for hire
diesel · chassis · fleet · backup alarm · air brakes · steering · mirrors · running boards
Path from A to B
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- curbsideAdjacent to the street
- binsReceptacles for storage
- weeklyEvery seven days
schedule · residential · commercial · bulk · bags · hauling · municipal · early morning
waste management
Refuse collection and disposal
transfer station · recycling · compost · hazardous waste · municipal services · sanitation worker · public health · environmental · cleanup · debris removal
compactor
Machine that compresses materials
- side-loaderTruck loading from flank
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- hopperTapered dispensing container
cab · diesel · chassis · fleet · backup alarm · air brakes · steering · mirrors · running boards · cab-over
route
Path from A to B
weekly · schedule · residential · commercial · bulk · bags · hauling · municipal · early morning · neighborhood
beeping
Emitting short tones
- backup alarmWarning sound when reversing
- air brakesPneumatic vehicle deceleration system
- rumbleLow rolling sound
idling · grinding · clanging · banging · hissing · revving · thudding
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- waste managementwaste, trash, rubbish, refuse, litter
- commercial vehiclesdelivery van, cargo van, panel van, tractor trailer, big rig
- heavy vehicleseighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig, bulldozer, excavator
- open compoundsice cream, hot dog, high school, post office, living room
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign
garbage truckdelivery truck
Vehicle for transporting goods
mail truck · moving van · supply truck · ice cream truck · food truck
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