waste removal
Taking trash away
Waste removal is the collection and disposal of unwanted materials—garbage, sewage, industrial byproducts.
Municipal waste removal handles household trash; medical waste removal requires special handling of hazardous materials.
The term also applies to biological processes: The kidneys are responsible for waste removal from the blood.
- thermal desorptionHeat-induced pollutant vaporization
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- landfillWaste burial ground
- garbage collectionScheduled waste removal service
- defecationExpulsion of feces
gas exchange · street sweeping · municipal services · dump truck · detoxification · incineration · curbside pickup · water treatment · biodegradable materials · sewer maintenance · septic tank · flush toilet · perspiration · organ function · dumpster · phagocytosis · urination · sanitation
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- waste managementtrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, litter
- bodily needsbreathing, oxygen, food, water, sleep
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
- circulation systemsblood vessels, arteries, veins, capillaries, heart
waste removaldelivery
Conveyance of goods
supply · importation · provisioning · intake · acquisition
waste removalrecycling
Reprocessing used materials
reclamation · recovery · reuse · upcycling · repurposing
waste removalpollution
Environmental harm from waste
littering · dumping · waste buildup · accumulation · hoarding