Recycling bin

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Custom bin design featuring advertising in Toronto, Canada and USA

Recycle station in Oxford, England

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Durham recycling containers ready for pickup on the curb of Vickers

Avenue

Recycling bin for glass near Zaanstad

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 in homes, offices, and large public
facilities. Separate containers are often provided for paper, tin or aluminum cans, and glass or plastic
bottles.
Many recycling bins are designed to be easily recognisable, and are marked with slogans promoting
recycling on a blue or green background. Others are intentionally unobtrusive. Bins are sometimes
different colors so that recyclers may differentiate between the types of materials to be placed in them.
Blue bins usually indicate metals and plastics and green or red indicate papers.
Recycling bins 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, Canada, USA

Waseda, Japan

Timioara, 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, USA

Sorted recycling bins in Cadnam, England

Paper To Paper Under the Desk Bin Sydney, Australia

Recycling bin of plastic bottles in Tel Aviv, Israel