Recycling bin

A recycling bin (or recycle bin) is a container used to hold recyclables before they are taken to recycling centers.[1] Recycling bins exist in various sizes for use inside and outside homes, offices, and large public facilities. Separate containers are often provided for paper, tin or aluminum cans, and glass or plastic bottles, or may be commingled.

This article is about containers used for recycling. For the place in a file system where deleted items are stored, see Trash (computing). For the Sigur Rós album commonly known as Recycle Bin, see Von brigði.
Custom bin design featuring advertising in Toronto, Canada
Recycle station in Oxford, England
A household recycling bin issued by a local council
Durham recycling containers ready for pickup on the curb of Vickers Avenue
Recycling bin for glass in Zaanstad

Many recycling bins are designed to be easily recognizable, and are marked with slogans promoting recycling on a blue or green background along with the universal recycling symbol. Others are intentionally unobtrusive. Bins are sometimes in different colors so that the user may differentiate between the types of materials to be placed in them. While there is no universal standard, the color blue is commonly used to indicate a bin is for recycling in public settings, however, the color green may also be used in some regions, on some bins.

Recycling bins, cans, or wheeled carts (toters) are a common element of municipal kerbside collection programs, which frequently distribute the bins to encourage participation.

  • Envyrozone Designed and Manufactured Recycling Bin Featuring Advertising and Custom Bin Design Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Waseda, Japan
  • Waste Watcher Recycling Station with signage by Busch Systems
  • Timișoara, Romania
  • Colour-coded kerbside bins for recycling (left to right) paper, glass, and plastic, Barcelona, Spain
  • Recycling bin used during the construction of Pyburn Mews, Massachusetts, USA
  • Sorted recycling bin in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Sorted recycling bins in Poland
  • Recycling bin for bottles and cans in Northern California, USA
  • Sorted recycling bins in Orchard Road, Singapore
  • Slovenia
  • Blue household bins in Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Recycling bins used in Palo Alto, United States
  • Sorted recycling bins in Cadnam, England
  • Paper To Paper Under the Desk Bin Sydney, Australia
  • Recycling bin of plastic bottles in Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Brabantia vintage waste bins.
  • Blue household bins in Lincoln Park, Michigan

See also

References
  1. "ECYCLER". sustainability. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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