PERU. Taking recycling seriously, even in the most arid conditions. Good to see.

Our sincerest apologies for missing an entire week. What with the government talking about weekly bin collections we got all in a two and eight and decided to take the week off.

Good weather ain't it? The sort where you'd like to go down to Brighton and lie on the beach. Whilst there, look out for this bizarre bit of bin signage. Health and safety gone mad.

SORRY FOR THE MISSED ROUND LAST THURS. The mood of the bank holiday continued into the week. Nonetheless, now summer's officially over, refuse collection will be back to normal, Mondays and Thursdays at 9am.

Lots of binspiration coming up over the next few weeks, much of it from South America where our resident basura spotter Rob has been doing a sterling job. However, this week we're keeping it domestic. This line up was found in Bromsgrove. They love recycling up there. The outfits they wear to do it are a bit questionable though. Those flappy bits could easily get trapped in Terry's crusher.

ps. We really hope that re-opening banner is a brilliantly surreal joke taken too far.

SORRY TO SHOW TWO IMAGES OF BIN CRUELTY IN CONCESSION BUT, this was spotted just last week in London. Would you look at the scene? A bunch of bins, waiting for their weekly calling, only to be kept inside when there's a whole load of rubbish just sat there. It's almost too much to bear. We trust the situation has been resolved by now.

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE BINS?

Normal service has been disrupted by some minor disturbances in London this week, sorry about that. For now, please stand in solidarity for some of our fallen bin brethren.

Images from:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicohogg/6016396268/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobaliciouslondon/6023480371/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianfromblighty/6022575744/

respectively

ps. someone has written a nicely informative news story all about bins in a much more serious manner here. Good job Maxine Perella of edieWASTE - we salute you

Giving Rob the day off. IN STEPS OUR BOY JON. He spotted this charming pair on St Helen's Island in Montreal. Don't they make a cute couple?

PERFECTLY GOOD teapot placed by bin in Stoke Newington, London.

I guess by placing it to the side the discarder was saying to it, "hey teapot, you're no use to me anymore but I know you'll make someone else happy. Hopefully you won't be left out here long. Seeya." Fear not discarder/teapot fans, our Steve took her home and now happily makes his morning brew in her.

PS. Sorry to our regular reader(s) - bin real slack of late. Will try to get back on track. Got some cracking international submissions to share soon. One of our lads is on a proper Bin Around The World Tour right now.

TOKYO. Had a bit of a rough time of late ain't it? Glad to see their bins are being kept in an orderly fashion though. Lovely stuff. And the first time BATW has featured a multicoloured selection to boot.

A LONDON SOMETIN'.

NO. 3 OF 3 FROM MONTREAL HERE. AND A REAL HANDSOME BRUTE IT IS TOO. Just look at the chrome detail, the stong vertical black lines contrasting with the soft, powdery snow. One can only imagine what it contains... Cheese? Salopettes? Celine Dion's Greatest Hits?

Thanks to JMS for this. And apologies to JMS for the disorganised nature of the BATW filing cabinets. We will endeavour to improve as time progresses.

THIS BIN SAYS ALL IT NEEDS TO: ENJOY IT, WRAP IT, BIN IT. Interesting that up north chewing gum is so popular that they have created specific bins to accommodate mastication prone locals' detritus.

Thanks to J Foreman for this one. Top lad.

WOT'S THIS? IT'S BINIMALISM. THAT'S WOT.

"Yeah, hi you big lumbering fuckwits, yeah, I'm talking to you greenies and blacky. You might have wheels but that's ruining your whole look. I've stripped it down to the bare essentials, slick. I won't even get started on you, you little orange topped shit, hiding there behind your big black pal. I'm out of here, catching the next bus to Dieter Rams' house. Seeya."

Thanks to our new contributor Dustbin Hoffman. Keep up the good work there lad.

I'VE BIN HAVIN' A GOOD TIME, HAVIN' A GOOD TIME. That's what this bin appears to be saying anyway (probably in a slurred fashion.) And that's why we're late again, sorry.

Thanks to SP for sending this our way. He took it somewhere in South Austria around new years', the place has a great name: Zell Am Zee (which, oddly enough, sounds a little like what one might yell when hurtling down a mountainside after a few too many whiskies.)

OFFICE JOB.

Self-explanatory really ain't it?

MODERN ART? All this wood looked a bit like a Rauschenberg, or possibly a Cragg.

Spotted near Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, this very morning.

IT'S CHRISSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS! (As Noddy Holder says)

Being so cold out we decided to hark back to warmer times. Here's a double landscape treat from France. Don't let the (pou)bell(es) end...

PS. Sorry for being 24 hours late. It was icy yesterday so we couldn't get round.

AN APPROPRIATELY WINTERY SCENE FROM MR. BEN WYKES HERE. This semi snow-clad one was spotted in London, where the world operates from.... until it snows. London is now closed until further notice. Thanks.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Where bins are called утра.... yeah, us neither.

Nice tannenbaum Moscow, keep up the good work.

SWEDES ALL OVER THE WORLD, JOIN HANDS, START A BIN TRAIN, BIN TRAIN.

Incredible.

HAWAY THE LADS.

This composition was spotted by Mr. J. Foreman in Newcastle, the city that has more fun the colder it gets... or so it would seem.

It is certainly the best dressed bin we've seen in some time.