refuse trucks

Waste collection vehicles

Refuse trucks are vehicles designed for collecting and transporting garbage.

The term appears in municipal contexts and industry usage, where *refuse* serves as the formal word for trash or waste.

Most Americans call them garbage trucks; *refuse truck* sounds official or British.

The refuse trucks run on Tuesdays in our neighborhood.

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compactor · bin lorry · rear loader · garbage collectors · dumpsters · emissions reduction · side-loader · bin men · municipal services · hopper · hydraulic lift · heavy machinery · rumbling · crushing · beeping · stench · packer · routes

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Vehicles transporting shipped goods

supply trucks · delivery vans · ice cream trucks · milk trucks · moving vans

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Motorized transport for parcels

supply trucks · mail trucks

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