Abstract: A chute shovel that facilitates manual pushing of garbage down a garbage chute in a wall, and which is replaceably mounted to the wall adjacent the garbage chute in the wall. The chute shovel includes a handle and a push plate affixed to the handle. The push plate has a center with an aperture therein that perpendicularly receives the handle, which is maintained therein by a nut. The push plate further has corners that are bent downwardly in opposition to the handle so as to prevent the push plate from sliding laterally on the garbage when the chute shovel is in use, wherein the corners of the push plate are generally semi-circular-shaped so as to prevent puncturing the garbage when the chute shovel is in use.