street sweepers
Urban pavement maintainers
Street sweepers are vehicles equipped with rotating brushes and vacuum systems that clean debris from paved roads.
They move slowly along curbs, collecting leaves, litter, and grit: The street sweepers come through every Tuesday morning.
The term also applies to workers who sweep streets by hand, though this is increasingly rare in developed countries.
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- litterScattered waste or debris
- machinePower-driven working device
brushes · debris removal · night shift · noise ordinance · city services · public works · municipal workers · roads · civic pride · maintenance · public · dust · trash · trash collection · hygiene · leaves · spray · water
- waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
- street cleaninggutter cleaning, debris removal, litter removal, cleaning crews, road crews
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- public workssidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign, fire hydrants
- sanitation historycesspools, cesspits, privies, outhouses, night soil
- predawnfirst light, dawn, twilight, cockcrow, small hours
street sweeperslitterers
Those who dump refuse
polluters · dump trucks · cement mixers · construction vehicles · garbage trucks
street sweepersgarbage trucks
Vehicles for municipal refuse
snow plows · fire trucks · ambulances · police cars · bulldozers
street sweeperslitterers
Those who dump refuse
polluters · litterbugs · fly-tippers · graffiti artists · vandals
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