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rubbish bin

British  

noun

  1. NZ equivalent: rubbish tin.  a container for rubbish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If you're reading this in a room surrounded by discarded giftwrap, make sure you scoop up those bows and ribbons before they reach the rubbish bin.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

You see, every dish on the nightly menu is made with ingredients that were destined for the rubbish bin, often because they’re bruised or slightly overripe.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020

It was the runt of its litter and had been found in a rubbish bin, where it had been thrown away.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

That letter was later reported to have landed in the rubbish bin beneath Erdogan's desk.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2019

I dropped the paper in the rubbish bin on my way down the street.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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