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  2. Waste container - Wikipedia

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    Japan's trash containers are divided into combustibles, cans/bottles/pet bottles and newspapers and magazines. Recycling trash can in Natal, Brazil. A waste container, also known as a dustbin, [1] rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic.

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    (sometimes used in the US) receptacle for rubbish, very often shortened to 'bin'. (US: trash can; wastebasket) dustbin man or dustman rubbish collector, often shortened to 'binman'. (US: garbage man; trash man; sanitation engineer) dustcart/dustbin lorry rubbish/refuse collecting vehicle (US: garbage truck; trash truck)

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a water-based frozen snack served in a plastic sleeve (US: freeze pop, freezer pop, Icee) [74] a water-based frozen snack on a stick (UK: ice lolly) [74] Indian corn Zea mays (historical or technical; usually, UK maize or sweetcorn, US corn, q.v.) A particular variety of maize/corn, with multicolored kernels, used for decorations indicator

  5. Recycling bin - Wikipedia

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    Sorted recycling bins in Orchard Road, Singapore Recycling bin of plastic bottles in Tel Aviv, Israel. A recycling bin (or recycle bin) is a container used to hold recyclables before they are taken to recycling centers. Recycling bins exist in various sizes for use inside and outside of homes, offices, and large public facilities.

  6. Packaging waste - Wikipedia

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    Packaging waste can come from land based or marine sources. The current location that makes up the large of amount of water pollution is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch located at West Coast of North America to Japan. [4] [6] Marine sources such as rivers that caught packaging materials eventually lead to the oceans.

  7. Sacramento officials will be snooping through your garbage ...

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    Garbage bills went up as well to fund the service — $11.88 more a month at first, heading up to $19.18 a month when the program is fully phased in with the monitors.

  8. Recycling - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. Converting waste materials into new products This article is about recycling of waste materials. For recycling of waste energy, see Energy recycling. "Recycled" redirects here. For the album, see Recycled (Nektar album). The three chasing arrows of the universal recycling symbol ...

  9. Does a glass of water ever go bad? Experts weigh in. - AOL

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    For bottled water, Riese explains that most American water brands will have an expiration date that is one to two years away. But that’s more for the container, particularly those made of ...