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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.
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.
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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.
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See also
- Litter
- Recycling
- Index of recycling topics
- E-Cycling (recycling of electronic components)
- Plastic recycling
- Sustainability
- Trash (computing)
- 2000s commodities boom
- Waste sorting