An equivalent of "refuse collector" in American English

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I happened to find "refuse collector" on one of my dictionaries, and it is given with the label British.

I wonder
1) what's the equivalent in American English?
2) whether I can say "recycle?/recycling collector" to mean one who collects recyclable refuse. Not sure if there are such people in America or Britain. In Taiwan, there are a lot of such people who make their living on this.

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Fandorin · Accepted Answer

exodejavu1) what's the equivalent in American English?

garbage truck, refuse truck; dustcart; refuse vehicle, collector vehicle; refuse hauler. All of them possible I suppose.

In British, the word could be "dustcart", in AmE - "garbage truck". I'm not native and therefore I could only suggest what my dictionary says to me.

exodejavu2) whether I can say "recycle?/recycling collector" to mean one who collect recyclable refuse. Not sure if there are this kind of people in America or Britain. In Taiwan, there are a lot of such people who make their living on this.

Something like junker, dustman, garbage collector.

Exodejavu · Answer

Fandorin
exodejavu1) what's the equivalent in American English?
garbage truck, refuse truck; dustcart; refuse vehicle, collector vehicle; refuse hauler. All of them possible I suppose.

Err...no offense, but a "refuse collector" is not any kind of vehicle...
The definition given on Macmillan English Dictionary For Advanced Learners, 2nd ed. is someone whose job is to collect rubbish.

Fandorin · Answer

Never mind. I have just checked my dictionary. Anyway, see below, I hope it helps.

An equivalent of "refuse collector" in American English

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