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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Container used to hold recyclables before they are taken to recycling centers</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about containers used for recycling. For the place in a file system where deleted items are stored, see <a href="/wiki/Trash_(computing)" title="Trash (computing)">Trash (computing)</a>. For the Sigur Rós album commonly known as Recycle Bin, see <a href="/wiki/Von_brig%C3%B0i" title="Von brigði">Von brigði</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NEA_recycling_bins,_Orchard_Road.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG/220px-NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG/330px-NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG/440px-NEA_recycling_bins%2C_Orchard_Road.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Sorted recycling bins in <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Road" title="Orchard Road">Orchard Road</a>, Singapore</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PRwcykl023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/PRwcykl023.jpg/220px-PRwcykl023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/PRwcykl023.jpg/330px-PRwcykl023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/PRwcykl023.jpg/440px-PRwcykl023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Recycling bin of plastic bottles in <a href="/wiki/Tel_Aviv" title="Tel Aviv">Tel Aviv</a>, Israel</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>recycling bin</b> (or <b>recycle bin</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Waste_receptacle" class="mw-redirect" title="Waste receptacle">container</a> used to hold <a href="/wiki/Recycling" title="Recycling">recyclables</a> before they are taken to <a href="/wiki/Materials_recovery_facility" title="Materials recovery facility">recycling centers</a>. Recycling bins exist in various sizes for use inside and outside of <a href="/wiki/Home" title="Home">homes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office" title="Office">offices</a>, and large public facilities. Separate containers are often provided for <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a> or <a href="/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">aluminum</a> <a href="/wiki/Tin_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Tin can">cans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">glass</a> or <a href="/wiki/Plastic_bottle" title="Plastic bottle">plastic bottles</a>, with some bins allowing for commingled, mixed recycling of various materials. </p><p>Bins are sometimes in different colors so that the user can differentiate between the types of materials specified for each bin. While there is no universal standard color for recycling, the color blue is commonly used to indicate recycling in public settings. Other regions also use the color green to differentiate between types of recyclable materials. Recycling bins, cans, or wheeled carts (<i>toters</i>) are common elements of municipal <a href="/wiki/Kerbside_collection" title="Kerbside collection">kerbside collection</a> programs, which frequently distribute eye-catching bins to encourage participation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The idea of the waste bins is believed to have been conceived by <a href="/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle" title="Eugène Poubelle">Eugène-René Poubelle</a> (15 April 1831- 15 July 1907), French lawyer who introduced waste containers to <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1883 “Poubelle law” was established in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> which implemented the usage of closed containers that separated waste by type.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His decree provided for the sorting of waste into three categories: compostable materials, paper and cloth, and glass, which gave way to the idea of separate receptacles according to type of waste.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg/183px-Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg" decoding="async" width="183" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg/274px-Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg/366px-Eug%C3%A8ne_Poubelle_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1510" /></a><figcaption>Eugène Poubelle</figcaption></figure> <p>Recycling has become far more commonplace since the mid 20th century. Originally, the majority of households disposed of their wastes into land.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1942, during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> established the <a href="/wiki/War_Production_Board" title="War Production Board">War Production Board</a>, which had people and companies focus on prioritizing the distribution of materials to war needs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> also implemented recycling techniques, not motivated by nature conservation but for resource allocation for the war effort.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their recycling policy involved separating waste into three containers: general waste, metal-containing waste, and food waste.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nazi policies were met with resistance by the countries they occupied. Notably, the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_resistance" title="Dutch resistance">Dutch</a> cross contaminated the waste to reduce its efficiency.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, people in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> were becoming more aware of the landfill effects. In response to public concern, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</a> (EPA) was formed by President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> was not the only country concerned about the effects of landfilled waste. In 1972, Dutch activists Babs Riemens-Jagerman and Miep Kuiper-Verkuyl, installed a container in <a href="/wiki/Zeist" title="Zeist">Zeist</a> to collect glass<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sub>.</sub> </p><p>In 1974, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, the first recycling bin designed to collect paper, “The Tree Saver”, was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While beneficial in some respects, the "Tree Saver" had limitations, as it required people to transport the materials or leave them in front of their homes for pickup.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also, in 1974, Jack McGinnes, an American expat living in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> who enjoyed roaming the beaches and picking up cans and bottles,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> founded the Five Foundation, the first curbside multi-material pickup of recycling materials serving <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> and its suburbs.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, the blue box recycling system, as well as similar systems are in place in hundreds of cities around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lincoln_Park,_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg/220px-Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg/330px-Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg/440px-Lincoln_Park%2C_Michigan_blue_household_recycling_bin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1504" data-file-height="2098" /></a><figcaption>Blue bin recycling bin</figcaption></figure> <p>The modern Blue-Box recycling bin was invented by Jack McGinnes nearly one hundred years after Poubelle's idea to sort types of waste by type.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proliferation of curbside blue-bin recycling containers coincided with the increase in municipal recycling rates which increased from just over 6% in 1960 to over 35% in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980, <a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbury, New Jersey">Woodbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> became the first municipality to mandate recycling;<sup id="cite_ref-:9_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> other cities soon followed, and the blue box curbside recycling system became a staple of late 20th and 21st century life.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  As of the end of 1988, there were approximately 1,050 curbside recycling programs in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 1991, this number had increased by more than 250% to 3,955 programs.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recycling_on_the_roll">Recycling on the roll</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recycling on the roll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wheels on recycling bins are a relatively new invention. First introduced by Frank Rotherham Mouldings in 1968, wheels on bins were used to move waste around a factory floor. This idea was then extrapolated to bins across <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, and eventually, bins around the world, reducing the labor required to move waste products from one place to another.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Household_collection">Household collection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Household collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Types of recycling bins can vary depending on whether they are intended for personal use or public use. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Curbside_bin">Curbside bin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Curbside bin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/317px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg" decoding="async" width="317" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/476px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/634px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3843" data-file-height="1711" /></a><figcaption>Sorted curbside bins in Shanghai</figcaption></figure> <p>One of the most common types of residential recycling bins is the curbside recycling bin.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city or county where the residence is located usually provides a curbside recycling bin to each household. The actual type of recycling bin can vary; </p><p>common colors of residential recycling bins are green<sup id="cite_ref-:4_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or blue<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The size of the curbside recycling bin can also vary depending on the county as well, but is usually around 90-96 gallons (340-363 liters).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_household_bins">Alternative household bins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Alternative household bins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other recycling bins in the household are sold privately and can take many different forms<sup id="cite_ref-:5_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These bins vary based on the manufacturer, but are all produced with the goal of collecting recyclable waste.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_collection">Public collection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Public collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg/270px-Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg/405px-Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg/540px-Recycling_bins_Timisoara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Public recycling bins in Timisoara, Romania</figcaption></figure> <p>Commonly seen in public places such as parks and universities, public recycling bins can vary in shape and size.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These </p><p>bins are placed in areas easily accessible to the public to help facilitate recycling.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of these recycling bins are accompanied by a compost and waste bin<sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to allow the public to conveniently dispose of a variety of waste. The dispersal of these bins help to contribute to the beautification of public areas by encouraging the proper disposal of waste products.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Placement of these bins can be done either through private entities or different government agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety_issues">Safety issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Safety issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though rare, there have been some fatal accidents involving recycling bins. Since its invention, The recycling bin has caused many controversies, including various deaths. In 1995, a twenty-six-year-old male in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> was crushed to death in a recycling bin by a recycling ram.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, a sixty-two year old <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> woman was found wedged face first in a recycling bin. She fell off of her porch and into the recycling bin and presumably asphyxiated to death.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2011, the body of a forty-four-year-old man was found in a recycling plant after he was crushed to death crawling into a recycling bin.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recently, in 2022, a <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> woman named Barbara Novaes's dead body was found inside a recycling bin.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although her death was determined to be accidental, her family has disputed this claim, believing her death to be a homicide.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternative_uses_of_the_term_"recycling_bin""><span id="Alternative_uses_of_the_term_.22recycling_bin.22"></span>Alternative uses of the term "recycling bin"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Alternative uses of the term "recycling bin""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although more commonly referred to as <a href="/wiki/Trash_(computing)" title="Trash (computing)">Trash</a>, the term recycling bin is sometimes used to discard files in computer software systems.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows">Windows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Windows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Trash_(computing)#Microsoft_Windows" title="Trash (computing)">Trash (computing) § Microsoft Windows</a></div> <p>In 1995, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> released <a href="/wiki/Windows_95" title="Windows 95">Windows 95</a>, which introduced a "recycling bin" as a place to store discarded files<sup id="cite_ref-:2_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which could then be restored or permanently deleted. The operarting system popularised the usage of the term "recycling bin" in software.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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.title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Bins around the world</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USC_Recycling_Bin.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Recycling bin pictured outside the University of Southern California, United States"><img alt="Recycling bin pictured outside the University of Southern California, United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/USC_Recycling_Bin.png/129px-USC_Recycling_Bin.png" decoding="async" width="129" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/USC_Recycling_Bin.png/194px-USC_Recycling_Bin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/USC_Recycling_Bin.png/259px-USC_Recycling_Bin.png 2x" data-file-width="814" data-file-height="1132" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Recycling bin pictured outside the University of Southern California, United States</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers in Tallinn, Estonia"><img alt="Sorted waste containers in Tallinn, Estonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG/180px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG/360px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Haljas_street.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2056" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers in Tallinn, Estonia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers,_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street,_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary"><img alt="Sorted waste containers in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg/180px-Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg/360px-Sorted_waste_containers%2C_Arany_J%C3%A1nos_Street%2C_2020_J%C3%A1szap%C3%A1ti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront,_Cape_Town.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Recycling bin in Cape Town, South Africa"><img alt="Recycling bin in Cape Town, South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg/180px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg/360px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5028" data-file-height="3792" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Recycling bin in Cape Town, South Africa</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers at Irmavej, Denmark"><img alt="Sorted waste containers at Irmavej, Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg/180px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg/360px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Irmavej.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers at Irmavej, Denmark</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers in Derendigen, Switzerland"><img alt="Sorted waste containers in Derendigen, Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg/180px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg/360px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Derendingen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2160" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers in Derendigen, Switzerland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Recycle bin in Málaga, Spain"><img alt="Recycle bin in Málaga, Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg/180px-Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg/270px-Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg/360px-Container_for_Organic_Recyclable_Waste_in_Paloma_Avenue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Recycle bin in Málaga, Spain</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted recycle bins in Brighton, United Kingdom"><img alt="Sorted recycle bins in Brighton, United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg/135px-Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg/202px-Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg/270px-Cartons_and_Paper_Containers_with_metal_ends_recycling_bin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted recycle bins in Brighton, United Kingdom</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted recycling containers in Teotihuacan, Mexico"><img alt="Sorted recycling containers in Teotihuacan, Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg/154px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg" decoding="async" width="154" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg/230px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg/307px-Sorted_waste_containers_at_Teotihuacan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3552" data-file-height="4160" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted recycling containers in Teotihuacan, Mexico</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted recycle bins in Shanghai, China"><img alt="Sorted recycle bins in Shanghai, China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/180px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg/360px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_Shanghai.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3843" data-file-height="1711" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted recycle bins in Shanghai, China</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers in Australia"><img alt="Sorted waste containers in Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg/135px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg/202px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg/270px-Sorted_waste_containers_in_office_buildings_in_Australia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers in Australia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sorted waste containers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"><img alt="Sorted waste containers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg/180px-Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg/270px-Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg/360px-Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_KLIA-Recycling-Bin-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4470" data-file-height="3454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sorted waste containers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_bin&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Recycling rates by country">Rate by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Australia" title="Recycling in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Brazil" title="Recycling in Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Canada" title="Recycling in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Recycling in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Israel" title="Recycling in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan" title="Recycling in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Malaysia" title="Recycling in Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Mongolia" title="Recycling in Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_the_Netherlands" title="Recycling in the Netherlands">The Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_management_in_Switzerland#Recycling" title="Waste management in 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