trash collection

Refuse removal service

Trash collection is the municipal or private service that removes garbage and waste from homes and businesses on a regular schedule.

In computing, it refers to garbage collection—the automatic process by which a program reclaims memory that is no longer in use.

Trash collection comes on Tuesdays in our neighborhood.

Opposites
waste management approach

trash collectionrecycling

Reprocessing used materials

composting · upcycling · salvage operations · salvaging · repurposing

material flow direction

trash collectiondelivery

Conveyance of goods

distribution · package delivery · mail delivery · goods delivery · supply

accumulation vs. removal

trash collectionlittering

Discarding waste improperly

dumping · hoarding · illegal dumping · fly-tipping

Family

trash, collection

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G