Synonyms and antonyms of Sanitation and waste disposal in American Thesaurus

binman (noun)

British a garbage collector

bonfire (noun)

a large fire built outside for burning waste. People also have bonfires at parties or celebrations.

curbside collection (noun)

an arrangement, usually made by a local government, for collecting waste materials to be recycled and garbage from outside the homes and businesses of the people in a community

disposal (noun)

American a garbage disposal

dump (noun)

a place where large amounts of waste are taken, usually from a number of towns

dumping ground (noun)

a place where large amounts of waste are taken and left

dustman (noun)

British a garbage collector

garbage collector (noun)

American someone whose job is to collect the garbage left outside in bags or cans

garbage disposal (noun)

American a piece of electrical equipment under the kitchen sink (=container for holding water and for washing dishes.) that cuts food waste into very small pieces so that water will carry it away

garbage dump (noun)

a public area, usually outside of a town, where people can leave their garbage

garbageman (noun)

American a man whose job is to collect garbage

garbage truck (noun)

American a large truck used for collecting garbage

garburator (noun)

Canadian a piece of electrical equipment installed under the sink that crushes food so it will go down a pipe

graveyard (noun)

a place where things that are old, broken, or no longer wanted have been left

incinerator (noun)

a machine that destroys waste or other material by burning it

junkyard (noun)

a place that buys machines and other things that are old, not useful, or broken, and sells them or their parts to other people

landfill (noun)

a large hole in the ground where waste from people’s homes or from industry is buried

landfill (noun)

the process of burying waste in a landfill

litter (verb)

to leave litter in a place

litter box (noun)

American a container that holds cat litter

litterbug (noun)

informal someone who drops litter in public places

put the garbage/trash out ()

to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away

sanitation (noun)

conditions and processes relating to people’s health, especially the systems that supply water and deal with human waste

sanitation worker (noun)

Americanformal someone whose job is to take waste and garbage from people’s houses

scrapyard (noun)

a place where you take old or broken vehicles or machines so that their parts or metal can be sold

tip (noun)

British a dump where you leave garbage

tip (verb)

British to dump garbage

waste (adjective)

used for storing or moving waste substances