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

It came to rest next to a large metal trash bin, which is visible in the photo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 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

Melanie suggested that the procession needed palm branches and flower petals and that sort of thing; and of course everyone thought of the trash bin behind the florist shop.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder