South Korean design studio SWNA has created a set of rubbish bins for use in Seoul's public spaces, featuring friendly rounded forms and animal ears on the lids. More about SWNA designs "cute" rubbish bins for Seoul Metropolitan Government
Modular waste bins designed by local industrial design studio Group Projects to be recyclable and assist sanitation workers have begun to be distributed across New York City's five boroughs. More about Modular waste bins by Group Project distributed across New York City
US start-up Mill aimed to create the ultimate solution to household food waste when designing this bin, which dries out any leftovers so they can be posted to the company and given a new purpose. More about Mill bin dries and shrinks food waste so it can be sent off for reuse
Canadian company Knectek Labs has automated an often messy and unhygienic part of household waste collection with the Townew bin, which seals and changes its own bags. More about Townew bin seals and changes garbage bags at the push of a button
New York studio Group Project has designed new rubbish bins for New York City streets that include a "sleek aesthetic, bold recycling messaging, and significant ergonomic improvements." More about New York City's rubbish bins are redesigned
Simplehuman is offering a more hygienic approach to throwing away rubbish, with this smart bin that opens automatically by voice command or when it senses you waving your hand. More about Simplehuman's subservient smart bin opens when you tell it to
Loughborough University graduate Benjamin Cullis Watson has designed a smell-free rubbish bin that can quickly compost waste from the kitchen. More about Taihi bin turns kitchen waste into plant food using Japanese fermentation method
London design studio PearsonLloyd has added to its Intelligent Waste collection of rubbish and recycling bins for kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph. More about PearsonLloyd's Intelligent Waste bins for Joseph Joseph aim to clean up home recycling
An Australian duo have created a floating rubbish bin that can be installed in marinas to filter litter from the water (+ movie). More about Floating Seabin cleans the ocean by sucking rubbish from the water
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with German design label L&Z to give away five colourful multipurpose containers by Michel Charlot that fold to different heights depending on the needs of the user. More about Competition: five Roll-Up Bins by Michel Charlot and L&Z to be won
These half-plastic, half-wicker waste paper bins by German designer Cordula Kehrer for American brand Areaware are made with the Aeta people of the Philippines. More about Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer for Areaware
No more searching around for a pencil sharpener in the bottoms of pen pots or backs of drawers: this waste-paper bin by Korean designer Giha Woo has a sharpener in the lid so it's waiting right where you need to use it. More about Circle or Dot by Giha Woo
Milan 2011: French designer Amaury Poudray has designed this waste-paper bin to be burnt with its contents for design brand Fabrica. More about Corbeille by Amaury Poudray for Fabrica
This rubbish bag by Ahhaproject of Milan and Seoul spells out how much energy the user can generate with each bag of kitchen waste collected. More about Biomass by Ahhaproject
Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi of shigeichiro studio has designed a minimal rubbish bin (above) and a shoehorn (below). More about Minimal sculptural items by Shigeichiro Takeuchi
Swedish design group Muungano have created a set of containers for collecting household recycling. More about Husmus by Muungano
Milan 09: young designers Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso present a waste paper basket made of recycled paper at exhibition Dismettiamola! in Milan this week. More about Fabriano by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso