Debris
Debris noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: the unsightly debris left after mining operations had ceased
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So instead, all the Smiths get together and grab various bits of destroyed junk and debris, as well as a giant pair or sunglasses from an ad, and for a GIANT Smith.
Source: Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever -
A minor Great Lakes Avengers character is named Debris, and she can control junk to create armor in the form of a giant junk monster around herself.
Source: Elemental Armor - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED universe: On a both literal and organizational level there's the Junk Guild, which are just that: the guys who go cleaning up debris in space and on Earth, and salvaging anything useful from said debris.
Source: Almighty Janitor
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