Car Rubbish Bins

Keep your Car Impressively Tidy with a Car Bin

Having a car bin for collecting rubbish in your car is a great way to keep the interior looking neat and tidy. They’re useful, convenient, and most of them look quite smart, too. Check out the large selection of new and second-hand bins listed on eBay at a wide range of prices.

Yes, there are three common types available:

• Freestanding: These are small plastic containers designed for small items of rubbish, such as sweet wrappers or parking-fee receipts. Although freestanding, they’re designed to fit securely into the car’s cup holder cavity between the driver and front-seat passenger. For passengers in the rear, these bins can also be placed inside the pocket on the back of a front seat.
• Clip-on bins: For rear-seated passengers, there are also larger plastic bins that clip onto the pocket on the back of a front seat. They're easily detached for easy emptying.
• Bins with straps: Also for rear-seated passengers, these are bins with a strap that can loop around the headrest of either of the front seats. For holding the rubbish, they have a removable inner bag that is easily removed or cleaned and re-used.

Bins with lids are useful as they keep odours locked in. For front-seat bins sitting in a cup holder, it’s important for the bin to have a push-through lid. That’s because if the driver wants to discard, for example, a piece of chewing gum, he or she can’t afford to be distracted by trying to open the lid one-handed while driving. With a push-through lid, you can deposit an item of rubbish inside, all in one safe and easy movement.

The largest car bins are those that expand in size. A bin that is overly large would take up too much space to be a useful, permanent fixture in the car, so manufacturers produce expandable bins made of flexible and foldable material. As they fill up with rubbish, they gradually expand in size until they are emptied at your convenience.

In addition to having a car bin for rubbish disposal, many car owners buy a car bin to keeping other items in the car. A common use for a smaller style of bin is for kids in the back to keep pens, pencils, or other small items for use on long journeys. Larger clip-on or strap-on bins are very useful for holding many items, such as umbrellas, especially wet umbrellas.