
Rubbish
Not Recyclable
Use 'rubbish' for materials that can't be recycled, distinguishing from items you can recycle.

These broken toys are just rubbish now.
Brit vs. AmE
'Rubbish' is more common in British English compared to 'trash' or 'garbage' in American English.

He placed the newspaper in the rubbish bin, not the recycling.
Compare with
DebrisDrossGarbageJunkLitterRefuseScrapTrashWaste
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