| They are everywhere; on roadsides, along | | | | bins and recycling bins. |
| pavements, in our homes, front drives and at work. | | | | At Work |
| We hardly give them a second thought but the | | | | Similar changes have happened around the workplace |
| humble rubbish or waste bin does a highly important | | | | too. Recycling is now much more common at our |
| job that keep our homes, streets and city centres | | | | places of work, although the business sector has a |
| clean. | | | | long way to go to achieve the same levels of |
| There are several types of waste bin used by each | | | | recycling that happens in the domestic environment. |
| of us. There are those that we dispose of our waste | | | | However, it increasingly common for business, |
| at home or work. The outdoor bin where this rubbish | | | | especially offices to recycle paper in paper recycling |
| is stored until collected by the local authority of | | | | containers. Other recycling containers such as cup |
| waste management company, then there are the | | | | collectors that are used to recycle disposable coffee |
| public litter bins provided for us on the high street to | | | | cups from dispensing machines. |
| ensure our streets are kept clear. | | | | Transparent bins prevent explosive devices from |
| But there are other types of rubbish receptacles that | | | | being hidden |
| are increasingly being commonly used, including: | | | | Transparent bins prevent explosive devices from |
| * Recycling bins | | | | being hidden |
| * Gardening bins | | | | In Public Areas |
| * Bin banks for bottles and cans | | | | Bins in public locations such as along the high street or |
| At Home | | | | in parks are often immobilized by being floor or wall |
| Many of us may remember the traditional dustbin | | | | mounted to prevent vandals (and even theft) and |
| that most homes had. Either metal of plastic it was | | | | vermin from emptying the bins. |
| this bin that stored all our household waste until it | | | | However in recent years it has been commonplace |
| was emptied by the dustmen. | | | | for terrorists to use bins to hide explosive devices |
| However, increasingly as more local authorities have | | | | this has led to a decline in the number of bins in |
| switched to fortnightly collections and the need to | | | | enclosed areas such as railways, airports and |
| reduce landfill and encourage recycling, these types | | | | shopping centres although transparent bins can often |
| of outdoor bin have slowly disappeared from our | | | | be used in these areas - often a clear bin bag |
| neighbourhoods, to be replaced instead by wheelie | | | | suspended from a frame. |