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Comment by orobinson

Bin bag, bin lorry. I grew up saying dustbin but most people just call them bins these days.

I believe “dustbin” is from the Victorian era where what little rubbish people had was burnt in the fireplace. The “dustbin man” would come by and take away your fireplace ashes.

parent orobinson 1 year ago

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