A receptacle in a public place in which people can deposit small items of rubbish.
it's been like this ever since the city removed litter baskets in the area
Example sentencesExamples
- When the officers find overflowing public litter baskets, they investigate illegal dumping and, when possible, issue $150 citations for their misuse.
- It is illegal to dump household garbage in corner litter baskets, and violators can be fined $100.
- The authorities provided 200 litter baskets in the city centre, especially near coach and car parks.
- Once he found a three-piece suit wadded in a litter basket on a corner near a dry cleaner's shop.
- More than 20 percent of the trash tossed into street litter baskets is suspected to be illegal - because it's household or commercial garbage.