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How to Choose the Right Plastic Garbage Can Capacity for Your Facility

Introduction

 

 

Plastic garbage can sizes vary depending on their intended use and transportation needs. Choosing the right size can directly optimize collection frequency and reduce labor costs, while choosing the wrong size can lead to inefficient management. This article will provide recommendations for selecting the right size for your plastic garbage can based on capacity classification and key selection factors, helping you optimize waste management.

Plastic garbage cans of different capacities

 

 

Why Is Choosing the Right Garbage Bin Capacity So Important

 

 

Why is it so important to choose the right trash can capacity? There are several reasons for this problem.
• Controlling operating costs: Too small a capacity will lead to frequent overflowing, increasing collection times and labor costs. Too large a capacity will waste procurement and space, and occupy storage or public areas.
• Improving work efficiency: The right capacity maintains a steady collection pace. Too small a bin will require cleaners to frequently return to empty the bin, disrupting other cleaning tasks. Too large a bin will prolong collection cycles, leading to garbage accumulation and traffic congestion.
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment: Insufficient capacity can easily cause garbage to overflow, creating odors and attracting mosquitoes, disrupting work hygiene.
• Optimizing space layout: Space resources are limited in different areas, so choosing the right capacity ensures that the trash bin is more coordinated with the site layout.
• Easy sorting and management: Different garbage types can be assigned different capacities to avoid mixing. Standard capacity also allows compatibility with mainstream collection equipment, facilitating unified management.

 

 

Plastic Garbage Bins of Different Capacities

 

 

Common plastic trash can sizes are as follows:

Medical Garbage Bin

Small-Capacity Garbage bins (10L-60L)

These bins are compact, lightweight, and flexible, making them ideal for limited space in offices, dormitories, clinics, cash registers, and other locations. They are commonly used to collect daily household waste or lightweight waste, allowing for convenient, targeted cleaning and quick replacement. ENLIGHTENING PALLET's medical waste bins come in 15L, 30L, and 50L sizes, suitable for storing daily medical waste. They can be flexibly placed in clinics or hallways without occupying core areas.
Plastic Outdoor Garbage Bin

Medium-Capacity Garbage bins (80L-180L)

Medium-capacity plastic garbage bins are widely used in restaurant kitchens, centralized recycling points on office floors, factory floors, and small commercial stores. They can handle daily or bi-day waste volumes, eliminating the need for frequent hauling and are compatible with most manual and small electric waste collection equipment. Our Plastic Outdoor Garbage Bin offer 100L and 120L capacity options. These moderately heavy bins, equipped with a lid, casters, and pedals, facilitate flexible waste transport within residential areas, commercial spaces, or office floors. They are also stackable, saving space and facilitating centralized management and storage.
660-Litre Wheelie Bin With Forklift Base

Large Capacity Garbage Bins (240L–660L)

Large plastic garbage bins are commonly used at community waste collection stations, centralized recycling areas at large factories, and outdoor attractions. They're ideal for areas where waste is concentrated and in high volumes. For example, 660-Litre Wheelie Bin With Forklift Base features four heavy-duty rubber wheels to carry large amounts of waste, while its forklift-compatible base facilitates mechanical handling, reducing the frequency of collections and the risk of waste accumulating in concentrated areas.
1100L Mobile Garbage Wheeled Bin With HPDE

Extra-Large Capacity Garbage Bins (800L-1100L)

These big plastic garbage bins can store multiple days' worth of trash or very large quantities of waste. They are primarily suitable for large industrial parks, logistics and storage centers, urban waste transfer points, and major transportation hubs. 1100L Mobile Garbage Wheeled Bin with HPDE features a reinforced design with a 7mm wall thickness to withstand the pressure of large amounts of trash. It also features a foot pedal and lift lever for convenient trash placement and dumping.

 

How to Choose the Right Plastic Waste Bin Capacity

 

 

You can consider the following aspects:

Waste Generation

Before determining capacity, first assess daily or weekly waste volume. Small offices typically generate less paper and lightweight waste and can choose 10L-60L bins. Medium-sized restaurants or commercial kitchens, which produce more wet waste, are better suited for 120L-240L plastic bins. Large factories or warehouses, which generate bulky waste, recommend using large plastic garbage bins (660L-1100L) to reduce collection frequency and labor costs.

Usage Scenario and Space Limitations

The space available in different scenarios directly determines the maximum capacity. Small spaces can only use small bins (10L-60L) to avoid congestion in traffic or work areas. Larger, more spacious centralized recycling points can accommodate large plastic bins (240L-660L) for centralized storage. For extra-large spaces, consider large plastic bins (800L-1100L) to reduce the number of bins required.

Frequency and Method of Collection

For infrequent collections, choose large-capacity plastic garbage bins to prevent waste accumulation. For frequent collections, choose medium-capacity bins can reduce single-purchase costs. For matching collection equipment, prioritize plastic trash cans with standardized capacities, such as 240L or 360L. For manual handling, avoid overly large capacities to prevent handling difficulties.

Waste Type and Characteristics

The volume, density, and handling requirements of different waste types influence the capacity selection. Lightweight waste (such as waste paper and plastic bottles) takes up a lot of space, so even with its light weight, a larger capacity is recommended. Kitchen waste or industrial waste, while heavy, takes up less space, so a medium-capacity can be selected. For special waste (such as medical waste), choose smaller 20L-30L cans based on daily volume to facilitate timely, sealed collection and meet safety and compliance requirements.

Waste Sorting and Management Needs

Place garbage bins by category (e.g., recyclables, other waste, hazardous waste). Capacity should be allocated based on waste production: larger bins for high-volume other waste, smaller bins for low-volume hazardous waste, to avoid waste from "filling a large bin with a small amount of waste" or "small bins that can't hold enough."

Balancing Budget and Long-Term Costs

Big plastic garbage bins have a higher purchase cost per purchase, but they reduce the number of pickups and lower labor costs. Small-capacity bins are cheaper, but require more purchases and more pickups, potentially leading to higher long-term labor costs. Consider both purchase and pickup costs, taking a long-term perspective.

 

 

Conclusion

 

 

Choosing the right plastic garbage can size can improve collection efficiency, save costs, and optimize space and environmental management. Choosing the right small, medium, large, or extra-large garbage can for your needs makes waste management more efficient and safer.

 

As a professional manufacturer of plastic garbage cans, Enlightening Pallet offers a variety of sizes and capacities to meet diverse needs. Contact us for more information and customization options.

 

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