trash bin

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There’s a karma to these places: donate well-loved, gently used items, and never use thrift or resale shops as a trash bin.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

We may throw our discards into the trash bin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

The white raven was now poking around an apartment complex’s trash bin, along with some black-feathered friends.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

You’re still eating and enjoying some part of these snacks, which means it’s slightly different than if you were buying multiple groceries each week that ended up directly in your trash bin.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2023

But he straightened, balancing the cardboard long enough to dump the load into a trash bin.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon