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    I feel like there's some pun-like humor in this. Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 6:59
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    @O.R.Mapper I think he's comparing "Apple's 'Trash'" to a piece of trash. Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 16:27
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    Although I think this is a very important point, technically this answer really just tells us why MS did not choose "Trash", not why they chose "Recycling Bin" instead. They could have chosen something else. Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 16:37
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    @Luke what wold they have chosen? The real world metaphors are not exactly numerous. Drain? Toilet? A Recycle Bin is a better metaphor than a Trash Can, because recovering accidentally discarded stuff from recycle bins is somewhat cleaner than recovering it from trash cans. Also, when the trash or recycle bin or whatever is "emptied", the bits are in fact perfectly recycled for making new files. Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 20:52
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    @Kax I like 'toilet'! Think of the interactions and sound effects! Commented Apr 22, 2014 at 17:47