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Garbage cans and garbage bins are containers used for the disposal of garbage. There are two kinds of garbage cans: indoor wastebaskets used for the temporary storage of garbage; and outdoor trash cans that serve as the final destination for any garbage produced on the lot. Garbage cans do not wear down or break, unlike trash compactors.
The Sims[]
Each residential lot contains an outdoor trash receptacle that can be used for the disposal of trash; this trash can is located outside of the lot's boundaries, and cannot be moved without the use of the moveobjects cheat. Players can also purchase smaller trash containers for use indoors that allow Sims to temporarily dispose of garbage in them. These trash cans will eventually need to be emptied into the outdoor trash can, which does not need to be emptied.
Trash Can[]
| Trash Can | |
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| They say that, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Well until that man shows up it's best to put trash where it belongs...in a trash can. Sure, Sims can use the curbside receptacle, but why not save time by putting a trash can in every room? | |
| Game | The Sims |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §30 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Dungeon Dumpster[]
| Dungeon Dumpster | |
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| The cutting edge simplicity of the trash barrel may have been lost on its original inventors, but the design has withstood the test of time. Solid, kiln-dried, oak planks, reinforced with metal banding, keep trash secure, while the maternal, curvilinear shape creates an inviting waste disposal experience. | |
| Game | The Sims: Livin' Large |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §45 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Galvanized Trash Can[]
| Galvanized Trash Can | |
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| Compact. Sturdy. Practical. With its galvanized steel and unmistakable tapered side profile, this classic trash can makes any sidewalk or back alley feel lived-in and productive. Just toss your waste, and let someone else do the cleaning! | |
| Game | The Sims: Hot Date |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §80 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Ur-Bin Trash Can[]
| Ur-Bin Trash Can | |
|---|---|
| Amid all the talk of global warming, toxic oil spills and rising air pollution, citizens may feel they can't make a difference. But even the smallest action contributes to the improvement of the environment; like putting trash where it belongs. Keep your town clean with the placement of these decorative urban trashcans at randomly regular intervals. | |
| Game | The Sims: Hot Date |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §249 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
MuniciSwill Trash Can[]
| MuniciSwill Trash Can | |
|---|---|
| Just because people throw trash away, it doesn't mean they don't love it. Quality litter deserves a quality receptacle and quality people choose MuniciSwill for their refuse removal needs. Sure there are other trash cans out there, but why not let your town and its trash look its best? MuniciSwill - the sophisticated trash alternative. | |
| Game | The Sims: Hot Date |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §309 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Verm-A-Germ Trash Bin[]
| Verm-A-Germ Trash Bin | |
|---|---|
| For the isolated hotel operator and rural landlord, getting prompt, affordable, non-union waste disposal is a thing of the past. Wouldn't it be great if trash just went away? Well now it can! Just throw your trash, ash and vegetable waste down - let the garbage-loving worms eat it up! Three-chambered composter never needs attention. Concentrated worm castings improve nearby soil and provide earthy aroma. | |
| Game | The Sims: Vacation |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §39 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Paper Recycling Basket[]
| Paper Recycling Basket | |
|---|---|
| "Waste paper basket." Think about it. A special basket just for paper that is being wasted. People used to just throw paper away as if it were garbage. But educated Sims know better...and that's what recycling is all about - being smart. So place these attractive, hand woven, "recycling" baskets in every room of your house or resort, and teach others the way of the recycling warrior. | |
| Game | The Sims: Vacation |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §199 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Gravpacto Trash Plunger[]
| Gravpacto Trash Plunger | |
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| This unique design uses the power of the Earth's gravity to automatically squeeze your trash into a more compact, manageable state. The more trash you add to Gravpacto, the more efficient it becomes. Place this bin along any path or street to experience the low maintenance magic that is Gravpacto. | |
| Game | The Sims: Unleashed |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §329 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Geometric Joy Waste Cube[]
| Geometric Joy Waste Cube | |
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| This classy fire-proof waste receptacle will please lowly loitering Sims or those high society types just taking a quick intermission with its sleek art deco styling and easy to use trash chute. Made of the sturdiest concrete and prettiest brass available this sets new aesthetic standards in waste engineering, and really compliments public spaces. Designed and built by the cleanliness engineers at Tra-Shic Enterprises. | |
| Game | The Sims: Superstar |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §379 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
Trick or Trash Receptacle[]
| Trick or Trash Receptacle | |
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| By placing a trash receptacle in your home or business, you're sending a message. Some trash cans seem like pushovers: "It would be nice if you could put your trash here. Please." But when you're looking to say "Put that stinking trash here or you'll regret it" - well, you'll want the "Trick or Trash." Functional and rustic - with authentic rust! | |
| Game | The Sims: Makin' Magic |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §19 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Only available on community lots
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The Sims 2[]
Residential outdoor trash can.
Garbage cans function similarly to those in The Sims. Sims may autonomously empty a garbage can even if it is not yet full. Sims with less than two neat points can "Salvage" from the outdoor trash can, which yields the scavenging Sim a few Simoleons if they find something. This will come at a slight cost to hygiene. Passersby may also kick the outdoor trash can over if they are enemies or furious with one of the members of the household, or if they have very few nice points. Children and teens with a low aspiration score may also autonomously kick the outdoor trash can, and messy pets may knock it over. A trash can that has been knocked over will produce a pile of trash, and must be picked up by a teen or older Sim before it can be used for garbage disposal again.
Narciso Rubbish Bin[]
| Narcisco Rubbish Bin | |
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| This can can can your rubbish, garbage, refuse, detritus, and plain ol' trash. A light touch on the step pedal opens the lid, which hermetically seals the container upon release. Stores 24 x 7 x 7 x pi cubic inches of waste. You've got garbage, you need a garbage bin. With Narcisco it's all about you. | |
| Game | The Sims 2 |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §45 |
| Size | 1x1 |
"Peace of Garbage" Can[]
| "Peace of Garbage" Can | |
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| Feel good about throwing things away with this convenient and tranquil plastic trash can. "The Peace of Garbage" Can will readily accept all your rubbish without a fight, and you won't feel a bit guilty about getting it dirty, unlike those other trash cans that look too good to use. | |
| Game | The Sims 2 |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §30 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Trash Trapper 910i[]
| Trash Trapper 910i | |
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| Look, it's a new and improved receptacle for your indoor refuse! You'll never go back to that exposed stinky box again! The patented 'TightIsh Sealing Mechanism' and 'TouchFree Pedal Lid Opener' make this the smartest indoor trashcan ever! Not only is it a place for trash, but it looks nice in any room, too! Farewell, stink! | |
| Game | The Sims 2: Open for Business |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §40 |
| Size | 1x1 |
Comes in white, green, pink, blue and yellow.
'Right Away' Community Trash-Can[]
| 'Right Away' Community Trash-Can | |
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| In these disposable times where wasting is considered a right, why not exercise your rights in public. This community Trash-Can is best situated in public areas, so the freedom of flinging excess packaging away can be expressed by many, for many. | |
| Game | The Sims 2 |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §75 |
| Size | 1x1 |
This garbage replaces the traditional galvanized trash can on community lots. More can be purchased from buy mode.
Trash-Tahk Trash Chute[]
| Trash-Tahk Trash Chute | |
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| This 16 gauge galvanized steel trash chute will not only take care of the debris produced by your lovely family, it comes factory-assembled and is maintenance-free. For all your trash disposal needs trust Trash Tahk, the last word in waste disposal technology! | |
| Game | The Sims 2: Apartment Life |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §90 |
| Size | 1x1 (wall) |
The trash chute appears in the communal areas of most premade apartment lots. It does not need to be emptied, and can be placed inside apartments or even on regular residential lots. As such, the trash chute can technically replace all other garbage cans and trash compactors, including the outdoor trash can. Unlike fireplaces, the trash chute does not occupy any space behind the wall it is placed on. Sims will typically use the trash chute if it is closer than the outdoor trash can.
The Sims 2 Store[]
Two garbage cans were exclusive to The Sims 2 Store,[1] being sold for 75 SimPoints each.
The Sims 3[]
Trash cans can be moved around in The Sims 3 without the use of the moveobjects cheat. Like in The Sims 2, Sims can be directed to rummage through trash cans, and may also do so autonomously even if they lack the slob trait. Sims working in the law enforcement career can search through garbage cans to build their job performance. Unlike previous games, the player can simply drag and drop disposable items, such as newspapers and plates, onto the garbage can to dispose of them.
If Ambitions is installed, Sims working in the investigator profession may be tasked with searching through another Sim's trash can to gather evidence. The Sim will stop searching if they are spotted by any of the household members, although there does not appear to be any additional consequences to this.
Also in Ambitions, SimBots can specifically "Rummage for Scrap" in the cans. While this will usually result in them acquiring such scrap, it will also contain the usual leftovers that result from regular "Rummage" interactions.
If Pets is installed, dogs can knock over trash cans and play in the garbage.
In Island Paradise, houseboats do not have outdoor trash cans. Because of this, garbage cans placed on houseboats do not get full and as such it is not necessary to empty them.
Major cans[]
These cans serve as the end destinations of throwable garbage, whether by throwing the garbage directly into the cans or by taking out the trash from minor cans or trash compactors. They are also harder to buy than minor cans.
Outdoor Trashcan[]
| Outdoor Trashcan | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 |
| Buyability | No |
| Price in game | §0 |
| Object type(s) | Residential |
| Special | |
| Size | 1x2 |
One such garbage can is normally found by the roadside of all residential lots, in the same way as mailboxes are. The can serves as the place where trash from minor trash cans and trash compactors (as well as base game trash piles) are moved to, as part of the procedure of taking out the trash.
Under normal circumstances, this can is the only type of garbage cans that Sims can choose to rummage in.
While it cannot be found in Buydebug in contrast to what mailboxes can, an Outdoor Trashcan will spawn on the lot when saving and reloading the game if none of this can is present.
If gamemods are used to make it possible to buy this garbage can, the results can get a bit odd: If 3 or more are present on a residential lot, then saving, quitting, and then relaunching the game will reduce it to 2. On community lots all such placements of this object will be gone after a save, quit, and then reload.
Munici-Pale Trashcan[]
| Munici-Pale Trashcan | |
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| Game | The Sims 3, The Sims 3 (console) |
| Buyability | Community lot only |
| Price in game | §0 |
| Object type(s) | Neighborhood |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Can only be placed on community lots, as it's listed under "Community objects". Also available in World Editor.
Barney's Waste Chute[]
| Barney's Waste Chute | |
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| Game | The Sims 3: Late Night |
| Buyability | Buydebug |
| Price in game | §0 |
| Object type(s) | Special |
| Moodlet | |
| Size | 1x1, wall |
Works very similarly to Trash-Tahk Trash Chute.[TS2:AL] Found in the apartment floor's corridors of almost all residential skyscrapers (with Crescent Bay Plaza being an exception, seemingly by mistake), it is a substitute for the Outdoor Trashcan, except for being unable to rummage in.
It can be placed on any lot through Buydebug, where it will also work.
Houseboat Trashcan[]
| Houseboat Trashcan | |
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| Game | The Sims 3: Island Paradise |
| Buyability | No |
| Price in game | §0 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Looking identically to the Miragé Garbagé minor can, it is typically found on residential houseboats, where one such can is found on the boats by default and serves as a subsitute for land residential lots' Outdoor Trashcans.
Minor cans[]
These are usually easily found in Buy Mode and can be placed freely without any restrictions on the amount of them. Trash placed in them must however usually be taken out to a major can when the minor can is full.
Open Arms and Feelings Trashcan[]
| Open Arms and Feelings Trashcan | |
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| Game | The Sims 3, The Sims 3 (console), The Sims 3 (Nintendo DS) |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §25 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Refuse never had it so good! Worry no more about the garbage - it's in a good place. The Open Arms and Feelings Trashcan cares about every piece of trash equally and without distinction. Finally, garbage can say "I'm Home."
Miragé Garbagé[]
| Miragé Garbagé | |
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| Game | The Sims 3, The Sims 3 (console), The Sims 3 (Wii), The Sims 3 (Nintendo 3DS), The Sims 3 (Nintendo DS) |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §50 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Sleek and modern for those who want their garbage up-to-date, the Miragé Garbagé is exactly the trash receptacle you were seeking. Usher trash into the modern era with a unique concealment pocket and refined exterior shape. It's the hottest trashcan around!
Recycle Me![]
| Recycle Me! | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §25 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
This recycle bin was created to feel lonely. By craving attention and loathing the waste basket, anyone tuned in to socially awkward situations will feel compelled to use the recycle bin and satisfy its affection for attention. Recycle Now!
Hefty Recycle Me![]
| Hefty Recycle Me! | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §50 |
| Size | 1x1 |
This large outdoor recycle bin was created to feel the full force of eco-friendly Sims. Its sturdy and structure and large capacity will swallow all the trash to make the world more green. It's a start of a more happy world.
Miragé Garbagé[]
| Miragé Garbagé | |
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| Game | The Sims 3, The Sims 3 (console), The Sims 3 (Wii), The Sims 3 (Nintendo 3DS), The Sims 3 (Nintendo DS) |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §50 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Sleek and modern for those who want their garbage up-to-date, the Miragé Garbagé is exactly the trash receptacle you were seeking. Usher trash into the modern era with a unique concealment pocket and refined exterior shape. It's the hottest trashcan around!
Naturlone Trash Can[]
| Naturlone Trash Can | |
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| Game | The Sims 3: Seasons |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §30 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
The smooth natural curves of the Naturlone trash can will bring the feel of the outdoors into your home! Dumping trash isn't very eco-friendly, but with the Naturlone, you'll kinda feel like you are!
Stackable Sanitation Trash Can by Standard Issue[]
| Stackable Sanitation Trash Can by Standard Issue | |
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| Game | The Sims 3: University Life |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §30 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
You found this trash can waiting when you moved in. So did your neighbor, and everyone in the whole complex. Now try to find a trash bag this small.
Sparkle's Trashcan[]
| Sparkle's Trashcan | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 Store, The Sims 3 (console) |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §40 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Throwing out trash can be so fun with having the Sparkle's Trashcan. This dog faced trashcan is everyone's best friend as it neatly stores all your trash into one little space. Never will you need to complain about having a dog trashing the place again when you have Sparkle taking the trash for you!
Open Wide Bunny Trash Can[]
| Open Wide Bunny Trash Can | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 Store |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §60 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
A trash can is not usually known to be a stylish piece of furniture until now. Talk about unique! This pink trash can is modeled after a bunny who looks really hungry with its mouth wide open. It makes throwing away garbage that much more fun.
Ultra Trash Depository XL[]
| Ultra Trash Depository XL | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 Store |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §65 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
To stay ahead of becoming one with the dirty state, you must first have the correct approach to knowing how to dispose of your trash. The new state of the art Ultra Trash Depository XL is just one step towards munching all of your dirty troubles away. Give it a try and you'll know how easy it is.
Cantina Canister[]
| Haute Hacienda Kitchen- Cantina Canister | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 Store |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §70 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
The hand-crafted art style and old town charm of the Haute Hacienda Kitchen will surely add some spice to your Sims' lives.
Dispose With Diginity Trashcan[]
| Edwardian Expression Kitchen- Dispose With Diginity Trashcan [sic] | |
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| Game | The Sims 3 Store |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §95 |
| Size | 0.5x0.5 |
Fall back to an era of elegance and show a little more of your majestic side with this charming Edwardian Expression kitchen collection.
The Sims 4[]
Garbage cans in The Sims 4 consist of smaller wastebaskets, intended for indoor use, and larger trash cans for outdoor use. Unlike previous games, outdoor trash cans can be purchased in buy mode and multiple models of them are available. Wastebaskets will eventually need to be emptied into an outdoor trash can. Wastebaskets take up a 0.5x0.5 tile space while outdoor trash cans take up a 1x1 tile space.
Sims who are angry or tense, or who have the erratic trait can kick outdoor trash cans like in The Sims 2. However, they can only kick the Wheeled Trash Bin, the Adurable Plastic Trash Bin and the Trashe Cann; all other trash cans cannot be kicked.
Sims with the glutton trait can rummage through trash cans for food.
Wastebaskets[]
| Expansion | Image | Name | Price | Description | Notes |
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Starlit Children's Wastebasket | §25 | A child-sized wastebasket for child-sized waste. | ||
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Baby's First Wastebasket | §40 | This wastebasket with a cheerful design helps your child practice developmentally appropriate trash disposal skills. | ||
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Garbelle Wastebasket | §50 | Understated but hardly shy, this wastebasket holds your bathroom trash without complaint or compromise. | ||
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Generiq Plastic Wastebasket | §55 | An affordable plastic wastebasket for bathroom, laundry room or anywhere you prioritize substance over style. | ||
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Boardwalk | §80 | This retro trashcan is stylish in some parts of the world, and less stylish in others. | ||
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WasteNot Wastebasket | §110 | A rectangular wastebasket that's not too small, not too big, just right. | ||
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NanoCan Touchless Trash Can | §1,200 | The next generation of trash disposal, this hands-free bin replete with smart tech and odor filters converts organic waste into fuel, rendering the entire unit self-sufficient. | This trash can adds §10 times the number of members in the household to the household funds for every item that is disposed up to a maximum of §80, which makes it function like an outdoor trash can and also makes it unnecessary for it to be emptied. Also the most expensive trash can by a wide margin. | |
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Plastic Disposer of Trash | §60 | A plastic container that will gracefully dispose of just about any trash you deposit into it. The best part is that once it is emptied out, it can do it all over again. | ||
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The SIM Sciences Trashcan 3000 | §80 | The latest and greatest from SIM Sciences' research and development team. This model brings the future into your home, and helps you throw away the past. SIM Sciences, building for a better future, one square foot at a time. | ||
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Rightsized Thimble | §95 | With profits from their sowing division in steep decline, Kindermade Co. needed a hit new product...
Introducing the Rightsized Thimble, a trash can for tots. With a simple adjustment of their factory's thimble mold, thimble production was scaled 15x in size to produce this resplendent receptacle. |
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Wastesmart Deluxe Trashcan | §50 | Wastesmart Inc. is proud to hold the honor of being Mt. Komorebi's most trusted trash can provider. Our receptacles are efficient, sturdy, and sleekly designed. Whether you're balling up papers in frustration or disposing of unsavory items, this multi-use trash can is suitable. Don't waste your time with other brands -- choose Wastesmart! | ||
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Wicker Bin | §40 | Great for holding trash. Or Bees. Oh the bees. | ||
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Smooth Sail Diaper Pail | §100 | Are used diapers amassing a whale of a stale smell at a scale that's beyond the pale every time you inhale, making you wail? Well, your luck will prevail! Every other diaper pail pales in comparison to this holy grail of pails, now on sale! And it doesn't even entail ordering it via mail! It's right here, without fail. Walk a happier trail and live to tell the tale with this diaper pail! | ||
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Guerdon Goods NanoCan 2.0 | §1000 | This gutsy guardian of garbage will gladly gulp your grimy gifts.
The copywriters at Guerdon Goods apologize for alliteration overuse. Our 15-week intensive writers course was cancelled after the first day. |
Can only be unlocked from the login reward Happy at Home Event as the third reward of week 1. It was originally §300. |
Outdoor garbage cans[]
| Expansion | Image | Name | Price | Description | Notes |
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CanDent Slatted Outdoor Trash Receptacle | §155 | Constructed from recycled plastic slats, this outdoor trash can is weatherproof, eco-friendly and kinda cute, too. | Cannot be kicked | |
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CanOFlage Outdoor Trash Receptacle | §175 | The handsome design and magnificent stone detailing of this outdoor trash can are unparalleled in the field of waste receptacles. | Cannot be kicked | |
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Wheeled Trash Bin | §220 | Looking to store lots of garbage on a budget? This is the receptacle for you. | ||
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Adurable Plastic Trash Bin | §320 | This hardy plastic trash bin will hold your garbage without complaint. | ||
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Quaint and Efficient Town Receptacle | §185 | This is a trash can. It's where your trash goes. It's a simple concept. | Cannot be kicked | |
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Trashe Cann | §265 | You have an antique Mahogany brunch table, a china closet full of Old Vases, and a cellar larger than many people's apartments. With all this luxury, why wouldn't you want to give your trash an any less dignified resting place. This waste disposal basket is made of timber salvaged from the wreck of the Colossus and the bag is woven of the mustaches of only the richest tycoons. Truly, this is the waste receptacle of kings. | ||
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The Refuse Abuse | §200 | Every street and sidewalk suffers from errant littering and wanton discarding of life's little trinkets and trash. The Refuse Abuse screams no more, figuratively, with its wide gaping garbage maw and its intricately decorated sides reminiscent of a well-crafted Renaissance clock. Think tick tock as you toss your trash in the Refuse Abuse! | Cannot be kicked |