litter bin

Public waste receptacle

A litter bin is a container for trash in public spaces—British English for what Americans call a garbage can or trash can.

The bins appear in parks, along streets, and in train stations: Please dispose of your rubbish in the litter bin.

container

receptacle

Container for items

wastepaper basket · ashcan · skip · dumpster · liner · bag

waste

rubbish

Waste or nonsense

debris · detritus · junk · scraps · wrappers · packaging · discards · leavings · sweepings · remnants

sanitation

cleanliness

Absence of dirt

sanitation · collection · emptying · maintenance · public health · civic duty · rubbish collection

location

street

Public urban roadway

footpath · boulevard · curbside · bus stop · train station · shopping centre · beach · playground · picnic area · public space

Categories
Opposites
waste sorting destination

litter binrecycling bin

Vessel for reprocessable materials

recycling station · compost bin · bottle bank · recycling center · donation bin

relationship to objects

litter bintreasure chest

Locked box for valuables

gift shop · lost and found · display case · collection box · donation bin

cleanliness/order

litter bingarbage pile

dump · trash pile · litter · junkyard · scrapheap

Family

letter, bin, litter, binding, bins, unbind, littered, dustbin, litters

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G