Synonyms and antonyms of Sanitation and waste disposal in British Thesaurus

binman (noun)

British someone whose job is to collect rubbish from people’s houses

bonfire (noun)

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

dump (noun)

a place where large amounts of waste are taken, usually outside a town

dumping ground (noun)

a place where large amounts of waste are taken and left

dustman (noun)

British a man whose job is to collect the rubbish from outside people’s houses. The American word is garbage collector.

garbage collector (noun)

American a dustman or refuse collector

garbage disposal (noun)

American waste disposal

garbageman (noun)

American a dustman or refuse collector

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 scrapyard

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

litterbug (noun)

informal someone who drops litter in public places

litter tray (noun)

British a container that holds cat litter

put the rubbish out ()

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

refuse collector (noun)

British someone whose job is to collect rubbish

sanitation (noun)

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

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 place where you take rubbish and leave it

tip (verb)

British to take rubbish somewhere and leave it there

waste (adjective)

used for storing or moving waste substances