Container for recycling

The answer

BIN

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BIN answer page.

Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• SODACAN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for BIN

Every other clue in this collection answered by BIN, most used first.

• Recycling container - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Storage container - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Crib - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Recycling receptacle - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Coal container - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
• Coal holder - used 35 times, most recently in 2021
• Storage site - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Storage spot - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Storage place - used 28 times, most recently in 2017
• Container - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Receptacle - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Trash collector - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Storage unit - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Compost container - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Storage space - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Hopper - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Storage box - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Composting receptacle - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Container for recyclables - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Place for coal - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Storage crib. - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Coal storage - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Storage area - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Storage compartment - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Bulk food container - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hamper - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Open container - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Place for recyclables - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Receptacle for recyclables - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Recycling ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Recycling holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Rubbish receptacle - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Storage receptacle - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Trash holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• For each - PER, used 391 times
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• Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
• Tit for ___ - TAT, used 189 times
• "For __ a jolly good fellow..." - HES, used 155 times
• Life story, for short - BIO, used 140 times

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