clean-up
noun [ C ]
(also cleanup) ukus ENVIRONMENT
an act of removing harmful substances or chemicals from a place or the environment:
Over $100 million was allocated for the cleanup of hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste.
WORKPLACE
an act of improving a company or system by removing people and stopping activities that are dishonest or causing problems:
The cleanup involved foreclosing on thousands of problem loans and selling the properties that secured them.