collection bins
Drop-off deposit boxes
Collection bins are containers placed in public or semi-public spaces for gathering specific items—recyclables, donations, or waste.
They're typically labeled to indicate what goes in them: The parking lot had collection bins for clothing and shoes.
The term distinguishes these shared receptacles from personal trash cans or private storage.
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- containersObjects for holding things
- blue binRecyclables collection container
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
sorting · sorting center · waste · donation · clothing donation · curbside · curb appeal · trash day · plastic · lid · garbage · dropoff · charity · deposit · pickup · landfill · bottles · bottle return
- toy drivesToys for Tots, drop-off location, toy bin, donation box, registration form
- Battery Recyclinglithium-ion, lead-acid, alkaline, nickel-cadmium, sorting
- Glass Recyclingcullet, bottle banks, drop-off centers, sorting, crushing
- textile recyclingclothing banks, fabric scraps, clothing donation, shredding, sorting
- post officestamps, letters, packages, parcels, envelopes
collection binsdispensers
Devices that release items
distribution centers · vending machines · supply depots · little free libraries
collection binstrash cans
Receptacles for refuse
garbage bins · rubbish bins · dumpsters · garbage cans · dustbins
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