The difference between Dustbin and Rubbish bin

When used as nouns, dustbin means a bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected, whereas rubbish bin means garbage can, trash can.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dustbin and Rubbish bin

  1. Dustbin as a noun (British):

    A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.

  1. Rubbish bin as a noun (Australian, NZ, British):

    Garbage can, trash can.