kerbside collection
nounUK /ˈkɜːbsaɪd kəˈlɛkʃən/
US /ˈkɝːbsaɪd kəˈlɛkʃən/
Kerbside collection is when a truck comes to your street to pick up your rubbish or recycling from outside your house.
The kerbside collection happens every Tuesday morning, so we put the bins out on Monday night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A service where large items like furniture are picked up from outside your home.
The council offers a kerbside collection for old mattresses and sofas.
3. The act of leaving garden waste in bags at the edge of the road for pickup.
Garden waste kerbside collection runs from March to November.
4. A scheduled pickup of recyclable materials placed in a bin at the kerb.
Our kerbside collection for paper and plastic is separate from the general rubbish.