street sweeping

Municipal pavement maintenance

Street sweeping is the cleaning of paved roads, typically by specialized vehicles with rotating brushes that collect debris into a hopper.

Cities schedule regular street sweeping to remove litter, leaves, and grit from gutters.

Signs warn residents to move their cars: I got a ticket because I forgot it was street sweeping day.

Opposites
cleanliness/maintenance action

street sweepinglittering

Discarding waste improperly

illegal dumping · fly-tipping · urban decay · vandalism · pollution

urban service type

street sweepinggarbage collection

Scheduled waste removal service

waste removal · sewer maintenance · snow plowing

municipal action vs. neglect

street sweepingdeferred maintenance

Postponed upkeep work

blight

Family

street, sweeping, street sweeper

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