I'm British, in the US for 15 years. I've forgotten the British terms for some items.
I have no idea any longer what British people call the main bag you put rubbish into in the kitchen? In America it would be a trash bag or garbage bag (I can't tell when each of those is most applicable). Is it just a black bag in England?
And what is the equivalent of a garbage truck? A rubbish lorry?
These things have been completely lost to me.
For me, once it's in use, it'd just be "the bin" but I guess the specific name for the bag itself would be "bin bag" or "bin liner".
> And what is the equivalent of a garbage truck? A rubbish lorry?
I've seen both but people would also just refer to "the bin men" (as in "the bin men come on Thursday")
I believe “dustbin” is from the Victorian era where what little rubbish people had was burnt in the fireplace. The “dustbin man” would come by and take away your fireplace ashes.
So we had two (steel) dustbins, and the dust-men would empty them.
I can't remember if the bin wagon had a different name, I shall have to ask my parents.
british exile for 24 years
Binliner definitely seems to tweak some deep neurons.