sanitation crew

City cleanup workers

A sanitation crew is a team of workers who collect garbage and recyclables, typically operating a truck along designated routes.

The term sounds more dignified than "garbage men" and covers the full range of waste management workers: The sanitation crew comes through on Tuesdays.

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waste management · collectors · trucks · uniforms · safety vest · bins · curbside · haulers · streets · street sweeper · municipal · workers · dirty job · dawn · early morning · gloves · overalls · landfill

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waste management function

sanitation crewpolluters

Those who contaminate surroundings

litterers · fly-tippers · contaminators · vandals · dumpers

Family

sanitation, crew, sanitary, sanitize, sanitized, sanitizing, sanitizer, insanitary, unsanitary

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G