recycle bin
Where bottles go
A recycle bin is a container for materials meant to be recycled rather than discarded as trash.
In computing, the recycle bin (or trash) is a holding area for deleted files before permanent removal: I found the document in the recycle bin and restored it.
Emptying the recycle bin frees up disk space.
Discarded worthless material
- deleteRemove or erase
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- undeleteRecover erased data
- emptyHolding nothing inside
desktop · icon · drag-and-drop · file · folder · Windows · macOS · Linux
Discarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- junkWorthless discarded items
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
litter · debris · discards · recyclables · paper · plastic · glass · aluminum
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- landfillWaste burial ground
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- renewableCapable of restoration
ecofriendly · zero-waste · green · repurposing · sorting · reuse · biodegradable · eco-conscious
trash
Discarded worthless material
empty · desktop · icon · drag-and-drop · file · folder · Windows · macOS · Linux · recovery
garbage
Discarded waste material
scrap · litter · debris · discards · recyclables · paper · plastic · glass · aluminum · cardboard
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- landfillWaste burial ground
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
renewable · ecofriendly · zero-waste · green · repurposing · sorting · reuse · biodegradable · eco-conscious
receptacle
Container for items
lid · curbside · sorting · compartment · household · municipal · collection · pickup · kerbside · cart
- desktop toolswidget, weather widget, sticky notes, calculator, notepad
- waste reductionreuse, refill, repair, refurbish, repurpose
- user foldersdownloads folder, desktop folder, music folder, trash folder, saved games
- recyclingMRF, single-stream, curbside, curbside pickup, sorting center
- File Organizationfolders, tags, cloud storage, archives, backups
- desktoptaskbar, start menu, wallpaper, trash, shortcut
recycle binlandfill
Waste burial ground
garbage dump · incinerator · trash heap · garbage disposal · trash bin
recycle binhome directory
Personal storage starting point
desktop · hard drive · cloud storage · downloads folder · new file
recycle binthrowaway culture
Norm of discarding over repairing
landfill · ocean dumping · single-use · disposable · planned obsolescence
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