If this dust was simply emptied onto the street, the roads would have quickly become submerged beneath grey powder and filth. The answer was for each household to keep a bin in which to store the ash (a dust-bin), which was collected by a designated dust-contractor.
Did you know? The word dustbin – poubelle – comes from the man who invented them in France, Eugène Poubelle. He was the Préfet of the Seine from 1883 to 1896 and responsible for much of the day-to-day running of Paris. Collecting and getting rid of refuse was a problem and often people simply left it on the streets.
Bin: Refers to a container for waste, and can be used to hold garbage, trash, or recycling materials. It is a more generic term used in many parts of the world. Dustbin: Refers specifically to a container for household waste, and is more commonly used in British English.
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noun Chiefly British. an ashcan; garbage can.
In British English, you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In North American English, your garbage and trash goes in a garbage can/trashcan in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors.
Back in 1984 the Wheelie bins were just being introduced into Australia in place of the old round steel or plastic carry garbage bins. As the councils rolled them out they became a massive talking point and there was a sense of pride in having a new bin which was akin to getting a new car.
a container that you keep outside and use for putting rubbish in. The American word is garbage can.
A waste container, also known as a dustbin, garbage can, and trash can is a type of container that is usually made out of metal or plastic. The words "rubbish", "basket" and "bin" are more common in British English usage; "trash" and "can" are more common in American English usage.
A waste collector, also known as a garbageman, garbage collector, trashman (in the US), binman or (rarely) dustman (in the UK), is a person employed by a public or private enterprise to collect and dispose of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection ...
noun a container in which household rubbish is kept until collection or disposal. Compare dustbin, rubbish bin. Contributor's comments: Rubbish tin (now bin - because they are often plastic) is more traditional in SA.
Green waste recycling bins are an easy, affordable way to dispose of green waste. Be prepared for storm season by using your green bin for lawn clippings, prunings and leaves. Green waste bins are collected fortnightly and disposed of at the green waste recycling facility.
General Waste – dark green or black body with red lid. Mixed (Commingled) recycling (glass, plastic, metal, and paper combined) – dark green or black body with yellow lid. Green Waste/Organics – dark green or black body with lime green lid. Food Waste – dark green or black body with burgundy lid.
a situation in which something is no longer considered fashionable or important and is therefore not used, talked about, etc.: Full-blown socialism is now tossed in the dustbin of history.
poubelle. (Translation of dustbin from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Definition of 'rubbish tip'
Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British English and North American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.
A bin bag, rubbish bag (British English), garbage bag, bin liner, trash bag (American English) or refuse sack is a disposable bag used to contain solid waste.
On the subject of 'bins' this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your 'bins'.
According to the Australian Government, Australia has 1,168 operational (counting both licensed and unlicensed) landfills. These landfills in Australia receive more than 20 million tonnes of waste each year.
The Grey Soft Plastics Recycling Bin is designed to collect soft plastic bags, wrap and film. Ensure you plan ahead and have a collection plan for your soft plastic waste.
(UK also wastepaper bin, waste paper bin); (US usually wastebasket)
To prevent this from happening you should recycle glass bottles and jars by putting them in your purple-lid glass bin, however, not all glass can be recycled. Drinking glasses and other household glass should all go in your rubbish bin. Only clean glass bottles and jars, without lids, are accepted.