Honestly, there isn’t one single size, because it depends on foot traffic and how often crews empty them. For ordinary main streets and downtown sidewalks, the typical litter bin is about 60–120 liters, roughly 16–32 gallons. In busy commercial corridors, transit stops, or tourist areas, cities often step up to 120–240 liters, or about 32–63 gallons. Some hotspots even use 240-liter wheelie-style bins or solar compacting bins that effectively hold more between collections. Smaller decorative bins around 40–60 liters show up too, but they’re usually only practical where collection is frequent. So if you’re specifying a standard main-street trash can, I’d plan around 80–120 liters as a sensible baseline and upsize to 120–240 liters where foot traffic is heavy.
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