Yes, but it depends on where you are. In many cities, you’ll find public trash cans and recycling bins with two or three separate openings—usually one for general waste, one for bottles and cans, and sometimes one for paper or cups. Airports, shopping malls, campuses, stadiums, and tourist areas are more likely to have these multi-slot bins than ordinary street corners. Some newer “smart” bins even compress waste or give a signal when they’re full. The cup slot is the tricky part. Plastic and glass bottles are widely accepted in public recycling streams, but many coffee cups are made of paper with a plastic lining, so they’re not always recyclable in the same bin. That’s why some cities use a separate cup slot only in places where cups can be collected and processed properly, or they ask people to use reusable cups. So the short answer is: yes, urban trash cans with separate slots for cups and bottles do exist, but they’re not universal. If you’re standing in front of one, read the labels or icons carefully—what goes in each slot can vary a lot from city to city.
Are there urban trash cans with separate slots for cups and bottles?
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