waste bins

Rubbish collection vessels

Waste bins are containers for trash or refuse.

The term is more common in British English than American English, where garbage cans or trash cans predominate.

Waste bins range from small office receptacles to large outdoor containers: Please put recyclables in the blue waste bins.

Related

garbage cans · wastebaskets · foot pedal · curbside pickup · dumpsters · garbage trucks · litter bins · skip · trash day · recycling centers · curbside collection · sanitation trucks · containers · liner · disposal · sanitation · pedal · trash bins

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waste destination

waste binsrecycling bins

Containers for reprocessable waste

compost bins · donation bins · composters

material flow direction

waste binssupply depots

Facilities storing distributed provisions

storage containers · dispensers · vending machines · distribution centers · stock rooms

Family

wastebin, wastebins

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G