There are so many ways to call these containers for waste. (correct me if some of them might sound weird/unnatural to use)
garbage can, trash can, rubbish can, pedal can, garbage bin, trash bin, rubbish bin, pedal bin
I'm totally confused. I know some of them might mean the same thing.
But please tell me which is which based on the following pictures by order? Please also let me know where you are from. (US, UK, Canada, Australia, etc…)
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Best Answer
Let's just consider the container where we throw our garbage.
In the Continental U.S., the two most common generic terms for these containers are trash can and garbage can. If you don't want to specify, these will always be understood for what they are: a place to throw your garbage.
Whether you will hear garbage or trash, is a regional and age-related matter.(ref 1)
Garbage can is most likely to be heard in Southwestern New England (All of New York state and Connecticut), New Jersey, parts of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois, and then all Northern States from Wisconsin to Oregon as well as parts of Utah and Nevada.
In all other parts of the U.S., including all Southern States, most people will say trash can.
In addition, according to Josh Katz¹
As for the several pictures shown by the OP, 1,2 and 3 are trash cans, Number 4 can be found in supermarkets and retail stores under the name of roller bins
Number 5 is a trash cart.
Different models abound so it's not always easy to tell 4 from 5.
In Britain, it's a completely different matter and dustbin is one of the generic terms.