Garbage collection

Garbage collection is the organized removal of household and street waste for transport, processing, or disposal. It includes the routes, vehicles, labor, and systems that move discarded materials out of public and private spaces.

Waste collection vehicle: A vehicle designed to gather and transport discarded materials from collection points. Specialized vehicles make routine pickups efficient and move waste to transfer or processing facilities.
Municipal solid waste: Everyday solid waste generated by households, businesses, and institutions and managed by local authorities. Municipal collection systems are built primarily to handle this broad stream.
Municipal government: A local governing authority responsible for services and regulations within a municipality. Municipalities commonly set collection rules, fund services, or provide them directly.
Door-to-door collection: A service in which collectors retrieve waste directly from homes or their immediate entrances. It offers a more direct alternative to requiring residents to carry waste to a shared point.
Public health: The organized protection and improvement of health across populations and communities. Regular waste removal limits exposure to pests, pathogens, and accumulating refuse.
Curbside collection: A service that collects household waste placed at the edge of a street or road. It is a common method for moving residential waste from homes into municipal collection systems.
Recycling: The processing of discarded materials into materials or products for reuse. Separate collection can keep recoverable materials from being mixed with residual waste.
Waste picker: A person who recovers reusable or recyclable materials from discarded waste, often for income. Informal waste pickers may recover materials before or alongside formal collection services.
Bring site: A public drop-off location where people bring specified waste or recyclable materials themselves. Bring sites replace scheduled pickup with resident transport to a collection point.
Marine debris: Persistent human-made material discarded or lost into marine environments. Waste that escapes inadequate collection can reach waterways and contribute to marine debris.

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