Trash, garbage and junk

Hi,

would you please tell me what're the differences among these words?

I'd say these meanings vary a lot from region to region.

Here's how I view these words in my part of Canada.



trash - an American term, not used much here

garbage - all the stuff I throw out. But, now that the city has a recycling program,

Thanks. But what're 'rubbish' and 'refuse' ... ?

Hi,



Again, these vary by region.



rubbish - I think of this as a British term for garbage



refuse - I think of this as a formal term for garbage, often used in reference to garbage in public places.



There's also the question of what to call the receptacle all this is placed in.

eg In Canada, we say