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recycling bin

container used to hold recyclables before they are taken to recycling centers
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recycling bin

Summary

recycling bin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • recycling bin is a type of recycling facility[2].
  • recycling bin is a type of bin[3].
  • recycling bin is a type of container[4].
  • recycling bin is a type of waste container[5].
  • recycling bin is part of recycling drop-off location[6].
  • recycling bin is used for waste sorting[7].
  • recycling bin's Commons category is recorded as Sorted waste containers[8].
  • recycling bin's industry is recorded as recycling[9].
  • recycling bin's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as recycling_type=container[10].
  • recycling bin's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as amenity=recycling[11].
  • recycling bin's different from is recorded as recycling facility[12].
  • recycling bin's different from is recorded as recycling drop-off location[13].
  • recycling bin's contains is recorded as recyclable waste[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include recycling facility[2], bin[3], container[4], and waste container[5].

Use and Application

recycling bin is used for waste sorting[7]. It is part of recycling drop-off location[6].

Why It Matters

recycling bin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). recycling bin. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/recycling-bin
MLA “recycling bin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/recycling-bin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_recycling-bin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{recycling bin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/recycling-bin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 10d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → recycling drop-off location
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → recycling facility, recycling drop-off location
    Part of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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