Trash



Trash are items in the that can be caught while fishing. There are three types of trash that can be caught in every game: the Boot, the Empty Can, and the Old Tire. Other trash items include Spoiled Turnips,, , Used Fireworks Fountain, forgeries, and any lost items that have expired.

In some Animal Crossing games, they cannot be sold for any Bells and mostly just take up pocket space. If dropped on the ground, trash will decrease the environment rating. They, like Rafflesia and Spoiled Turnips, can be used to attract Flies.Trying to give a villager a trash item can also negatively impact friendship.

There are several methods to dispose trash, with the most common method throughout the of sending the trash as a mailbox gift to a villager or to the player's friend.

In
In, , and , trash has a 5% chance of being fished up from any fish shadow. s come from tiny and small shadows, s come from medium and large shadows, and s come from very large and huge shadows. Trash cannot be fished up if the player has full pockets.

When pulled from the water, each trash item has a unique sprite, though when dropped, all types of trash appear as a pile of garbage.

To dispose trash, the player can give the item to Tom Nook, in which he will dispose the item as he cannot buy it for Bells. The player can also drop the trash item in the Dump.

In
In, trash is much more commonly encountered. They can be disposed either through Tom Nook or the recycling bin, where Trash cannot appear.

In
In, trash is uncommon, serving the same purpose as in previous games. It can be disposed either through Tom Nook or the recycling bin.

In
In, trash functions largely the same in the previous games. If the Keep Town Beautiful Ordinance is in effect, trash will not appear.

There are two methods of disposing trash in. Firstly, the player can give the trash to Reese at Re-Tail to dispose it, but the player will need to pay a Bells 80 fee. Fishing out trash and disposing of it at Re-Tail increases the approval rating needed for the development permit. Secondly, the player can dispose trash either using the Trash Can public works project or a furniture that can dispose trash. Other players can also these objects to remove the trash.

In
In, the player is freely able to sell Boots, Empty Cans and Old Tires to Nook's Cranny for Bells 10 each. However, Timmy and Tommy will not accept forgeries, while expired lost items will be disposed of for free. They can also use a trash can furniture (such as the ) to dispose trash.

Trash bin furniture
The following furniture items act as trash bins to dispose trash.

DIY recipes
Another method to dispose trash items is to use them in DIY, as several recipes incorporate trash into them. Nearly all recipes can be obtained by catching varying amounts of trash (the one exception being the, which is obtained from Celeste).