trash bins

Refuse collection vessels

Trash bins are containers for waste disposal, typically with lids and found in homes, offices, or public spaces.

The term is common in American English, where trash bin and trash can are largely interchangeable.

British English prefers rubbish bin.

The park installed new trash bins along the walking paths.

Related

refuse · curbside pickup · dumpster · foot pedal · landfill · garbage can · container · receptacle · ashbin · pickup · garbage truck · maggots · recycle · black bag · toss · bag · lid · overflow

Categories
Opposites
waste destination type

trash binsrecycling bins

Containers for reprocessable waste

recycle bins · compost bins · donation bins · collection boxes

value/desirability of contents

trash binstreasure chests

Containers for stored valuables

safes · jewelry boxes · vaults · display cases · keepsake boxes

Family

trash, bin, trashy, bins, trashed, dustbin, trashing, trashcan, wastebasket

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G