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Encyclopedia > Garbage can

A dustbin is a container used to store refuse, can be made out of metal or plastic¹. Indoor bins are traditionally kept in the kitchen² to dispose of culinary excess such as fruit peelings or food packets, although there are also wastepaper baskets (sometimes called circular files) which are used in offices to dispose of (as the name suggests) waste paper and other office refuse. This article is about waste matter. ... In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and it is sometimes said that it is similar to a cation in a cloud of electrons. ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic polymerization products. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Piece of paper Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. ...

A wheelie bin in Berkshire, England

Most bins have lids on the top to seal in the smell that trash tends to emit. Though most have to be opened manually, indoor bins sometimes have pedals which open the lid when stepped on. Download high resolution version (1036x1232, 413 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1036x1232, 413 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (pronounced Barkshe(e)r; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... This article is about waste matter. ...


Indoor bins are traditionally lined with bin bags³, which keeps the bin itself clean, facilitates the removal of the garbage and allows disposal with minimal contact to the contents. Large sheet used to line the insides of waste receptacles such as dustbins to prevent the insides of the container from becoming coated in produce or liquids. ... Garbage is an international rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1993 by Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson. ...


Rubbish is usually kept in these receptacles until full, at which point they are transferred via the aforementioned bin bags to an outside receptacle, or simply to the roadside. The curbside dustbins usually consist of three flavours: trash cans, dumpsters (large receptacles similar to skips) and wheelie bins (light, usually plastic bins that are mobile). All of these are emptied by garbage men, who will dump the contents into the back of a garbage truck and drive it to a landfill or incinerator to be disposed of. This article is about waste matter. ... A bag is a container that is usually used for storing or holding something. ... Categories: Stub ... A dumpster awaiting pick-up A dumpster is a large trash receptacle. ... A skip has several meanings: In music, a skip is a linear interval between two pitches which are not consecutive scale degrees; disjuct melodic motion. ... A Wheelie bin is a type of dustbin. ... A garbage truck, known as a dustcart or dustbin wagon in the United Kingdom, is a truck specially designed to haul waste to landfills and other recycling / disposal facilities. ... A modern landfill operation. ... This article needs cleanup. ...


There is also the recycling bin, a version of the traditional bin designed to receive items that can be recycled into new products. These bins are separated into different categories (usually represented by colours) which determine what can be inserted into the bin, for example glass, paper, plastic etc. The contents of this bin are then taken to a recycling plant to be processed. The international symbol for recycling. ... The international symbol for recycling. ...


Certain public areas such as parks have litter bins which are placed alongside paths frequently walked by visitors. This is for encouraging people to avoid littering, which creates an unhealthy and aesthetically unpleasant social environment. For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ... Litter in the habitat of a lizard. ...


Apartment buildings often have garbage chutes in which residents can dispose of their trash. These chutes usually lead to some large receptacle in the basement.


¹ In the American English usage, waste receptacles made of metal are most commonly referred to as "garbage cans" or "trash cans", as the word "can" generally refers to a container made out of metal. The word "bin" or "dustbin" is more ambiguous as to the material used, but is favored (in some regions) if the material is plastic. American English or U.S. English is the diverse form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic polymerization products. ...


² Sometimes a bin can simply be referred to as "the garbage" or "the trash", such as when one might ask "Where's the garbage at?" in an unfamiliar kitchen.


³ "Bin bags" as described above are also known as "garbage bags", "trash bags", "bin liners", or "can liners".


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