refuse collector

Example Sentences

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He signs that he's sad, but using a communicator, he says he wants to work as a refuse collector.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

State media editorials have encouraged young graduates to "roll up their sleeves" and by profiling a woman in her 20s who became a refuse collector after a brief stint as an accountant.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

A young refuse collector told BBC Scotland the first couple of hours of the clean-up had been a "nightmare".

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022

I'm thinking street parties, nationwide cordiality-offs, hugging your refuse collector and telling him/her "Thank you – for being you!"

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2013

The dung beetle is the refuse collector of the natural system, and where would we be without them?

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2011