garbage cans
Curbside waste holders
Garbage cans are containers for waste, typically with lids, kept outdoors or in kitchens.
The American term; British English prefers dustbin or rubbish bin.
Take the garbage cans to the curb.
The phrase often appears in contexts of routine domestic life—raccoons getting into them, forgetting to bring them in after collection.
- dustbinRefuse container
- rubbish binContainer for unwanted items
- ashcanContainer for waste
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
raccoons · stray cats · clang · Oscar the Grouch · bins · pedal bin · curbside pickup · trash day · sanitation worker · waste disposal · curb appeal · refuse · galvanized · bags · lids · wheelie bin · bin liner · pickup
- trash binstrash cans, rubbish bins, wheelie bins, recycling bins, litter bins
- cafeterialunch line, menu, line, tray, food counter
- cleaning toolsbrush, brooms, scrub brush, sweepers, sponge
garbage cansrecycling bins
Containers for reprocessable waste
compost bins · compost piles · collection bins · compost heaps · salvage yards
garbage canstreasure chests
Containers for stored valuables
display cases · jewelry boxes · safe deposit boxes · hope chests · trophy cases