noun
garbage collection; trash pickup
Refers to the municipal service or act of collecting household waste.
ごみ回収は毎週火曜日です。
Garbage collection is every Tuesday.
今日はごみ回収の日だから、朝早くに出さないと。
Today is trash pickup day, so I have to put it out early in the morning.
Synonymous; ごみ収集 is slightly more formal or official, while ごみ回収 is common in everyday speech.
Refers specifically to collection of recyclable resources, not general waste.
Compound of ごみ (garbage) and 回収 (collection, recovery).