present participle of garbage

(programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

(Canada, US) A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.

(US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse. / (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

(colloquial) A watercraft that carries garbage and waste from one location to others for distribution and disposal.

(US, Canada) A vehicle for the collection and removal of domestic waste

An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.

plural of garbage collector

plural of garbage truck

(Canada, US) A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.