trash hound
n.— «Sanitation workers tend toward gallows humor and self-deprecation; they proudly call themselves “trash hounds” and are long accustomed to being overlooked.» —“The Collectors” by Field Maloney New York Times Mar. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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