Trash, Garbage and Litter Puns

Here is a page of rubbish puns.  Recycled jokes about trash, garbage comments on littering.

​A waste of time.  Bin way too long.

You get the idea.

So, if you're taking a break from trash-talking on the internet, try some trash-reading instead.

​Let's clean this place up.  Here are the puns.

Puns

argument about waste - trash-talking
cat in the trash can - had a litter
chatting to binman - he was talking rubbish

food past its sell-by - Junkin' Donuts
get rid of old weapons - bomb disposal
fighting talk - save it for the scrap yard

fired from recycle center - disposed of services
old bicycle? - recycle
polite waste man - at your disposal

sad refuse collector got dumped
Soviet garbage men - refuseniks
​upmarket waste collectors - litterati

Plogging and Litter Picking Gifts >>

Expressions

Dumpster diving - checking through rubbish for items worth salvaging
Dumpster fire - a chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation
Freegan - dumpster diver

Garbage day - a day when trash is collected

Litterbug - someone who throws trash on the ground
Plogging - pick up litter while jogging

Take out the trash - get rid of unnecessary or unwanted things
That’s garbage! - expressing disbelief or disapproval
​Upcycle - take old unloved things and make them desirable

Waste of time - something that’s not worth doing

Where there's muck, there's brass - you can make money from anything

Take Out The Trash Gifts >>

Famous Trash Talkers

Dusty Bin - 3-2-1 TV character

Morgan Freegan - actor

Greta Garbage - actress


Trasha Goddard - TV chat show

​Oscar the Grouch - the famous resident of a trash can on Sesame Street

Tippy Hedren - actress


​Bin Laden - got disposed of

​Steptoe and Son - famous junk dealers from the classic TV show

WALL-E - a robot tidying the planet

Films and Media

A Waste of Honey - British kitchen sink drama

Indecent Disposal - married couple shenanigans

Internet Trash

eBin - recycle secondhand goods
Binder - meet bin collectors in your area
FaceDump - where all our old unwanted stuff goes

Garbage (now called X) - recycling your old thoughts
Garbagle - search through other people's rubbish
InstaScrap - quick snaps of your recycling efforts

LandfillIn - professional networking for waste management

​OnlyBins - glamor pics of bins for fans
ShReddit - like Reddit with trashier comments

TrashBook - a platform for airing dirty laundry
Wastepedia - for stuff you don't really need to know
YouTrash - influencers share their garbage

Don't Be A Litterbug! Gifts >>

Songs

My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan

​Your Cash Ain't Nuthin' But Trash - Steve Miller Band

Words for Trash Puns

A handy list of words for making up puns about trash. 

bin, can, compost, debris, disposal, dump, dumpster, dustbin, freegan, garbage, garbage can, junk, landfill, litter, plogging, recycle, refuse, rubbish, scrap, tip, trash, trash can, upcycle, waste, wheelie bin

Bin Emptied

Phew, that's got rid of a lot of old trash.  


Don't forget to recycle this page after use.  Link it to your nearest waste management center, or Reddit as we sometimes call it.


Until next time, keep it clean and green!


Created by Mark Ewbie. Last Updated: August 28, 2025.