Garbage collection is an essential service in all cities.
Collection comes from the Latin recollectum and refers to the action and effect of collecting (gathering scattered things). For example: "Nico, go collect the toys before your dad gets back" , "In fifteen minutes I'll start collecting the exams , so start finishing up" , "Garbage collection takes place between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m."
The term can also be used as a synonym for harvest , since this consists of collecting fruits , seeds or vegetables at the moment in which they have reached maturity. In this sense, the harvest represents the end of the cycle of a fruit: «The boss says that tomorrow we will begin with the strawberry harvest» , «My cousin traveled to New Zealand to work in the kiwi harvest» .
Although fruit picking is considered hard work and is often associated with images far removed from slavery, it is now an easy-to-find job opportunity for people who enjoy traveling around the world and do not have the financial means to settle comfortably in one city. In some countries, this type of work pays enough to support oneself with minimal expenses and is a good option to avoid establishing difficult-to-break ties with a company.
Urban harvesting
The term urban scavenging is used to refer to the task carried out by people who search for useful goods in rubbish bins. This expression is more closely linked to those who decide to rummage through rubbish out of curiosity or rebellion (since the practice is illegal in many countries), than to those who do it out of necessity (such as a cartonero or a vagrant).
Due to various factors, not least the severe global economic recession, more and more people are losing their homes and many are forced to search through garbage bins for food and items to sell, such as cardboard. The image of someone collecting fruit and food scraps from the garbage is very shocking for anyone who has never had to endure such a nightmare in their life, and it should drive a movement for change.
It is very easy to judge, but the real challenge is to put ourselves in the place of these people who have lost everything, and try to understand why they have reached this situation. Today it is common knowledge that it does not matter where you come from or how much you have studied , since many times the one who reaches the highest level is the one who falls into the deepest hole. We are used to seeing university degrees hanging in the houses of taxi drivers and street sweepers, and this does not necessarily represent a lack of talent.
The poor distribution of opportunities and the unnecessary cultural backwardness that is fostered by the lack of information about new professions and jobs are largely responsible for the bad decisions of many who, faced with the excessive demand for the profile they have chosen, are unable to take advantage of what they have studied for for so many years. In many cases, the unexpected loss of a good position in a company, on the other hand, becomes a misfortune by making it difficult to pay certain debts that cannot be postponed, such as those arising from real estate mortgages.
The collection of vegetables and fruits when they are ripe is called harvest.
Compendium or compilation
A collection can also be a compilation, compendium or summary . Data collection is the process of obtaining information that will later be used in research .
«The boss left me in charge of collecting data through surveys» y «Heavy rains are complicating data collection, so the project is likely to be delayed for a few days.» son frases que evidencian este uso.