dustbin bag

noun [C] (also dustbin liner)

UK (US garbage/trash bag, trash can liner)

Definition

› a plastic bag put inside a dustbin to hold the waste and keep the container cleanContainers for waste

(Definition of dustbin bag noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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