Learn what you can do with Trash (Garbage) items you fish up in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Read on to see the list of DIY recipes and required materials to craft the Trash (Garbage) series, as well as how to find Trash item recipes.

What Can You Do With Trash?

Craft DIY Items

Unlike previous games in the Animal Crossing series, Trash items are now considered as Materials, and are used to craft DIY items.

You can see the List of Trash Item DIY Recipes in the next section below.

Drop Them on the Ground to Attract and Catch Flies

You can also place Trash items outside*, and it will attract flies. When you see them, you can catch them using a Net.

You can send the critter to the Museum if you haven't yet.

*Make sure to remove the Trash after, as it decreases your island rating.

How to Catch a Fly

Sell Them for 10 Bells Each

You can also sell Trash items for 10 Bells each. It's not worth much so we recommend using them to craft items instead.

Throw Them Out in the Trash Can

If you are running low on space, you can throw them out, especially since Trash on the ground decreases your island rating.

List of Trash Cans and Waste Bins

Get Nook Miles For Fishing Up Trash

The more trash you fish up, the more Nook Miles you can get with the "Trash Fishin" Nook Mileage activity.

List of Trash (Garbage) Item DIY Recipes

DIY Item	Required Materials
Garbage-Heap Flooring	・Old Tire (×2) ・Empty Can (×2) ・Boot (×2)
Garbage-Heap Wall	・Old Tire (×2) ・Empty Can (×2) ・Boot (×2)
Recycled Boots	・Boot (×2)
Recycled-Can Thumb Piano	・Wood (×1) ・Iron Nugget (×1) ・Empty Can (×1)
Succulent Plant	・Clump of Weeds (×10) ・Empty Can (×1)
Tire Stack	・Old Tire (×3)
Tire Toy	・Old Tire (×1)
Trash Bags	・Old Tire (×1) ・Empty Can (×1) ・Boot (×1)

How to Get Trash DIY Recipes

Fish Up Trash Items to Get a DIY Recipe Idea

You get DIY recipes for the Trash series the more Trash items you fish up.

How to Unlock Trash DIY Recipes

Item	How to Unlock Recipe
Garbage-Heap Flooring	Fish up 15 Trash Items
Garbage-Heap Wall	Fish up 15 Trash Items
Recycled Boots	Fish up 1 Boot
Recycled-Can Thumb Piano	Fish up 3 Empty Cans
Succulent Plant	Fish up 1 Empty Can
Tire Stack	Fish up 3 Old Tires
Tire Toy	Fish up 1 Old Tire
Trash Bags	Fish up 15 Trash Items

Use our Recipe and Fruit Trading Board

Finding trash is not an easy task. We recommend using our Trading Board to get the recipes you want!

Recipe and Fruit Trading Board (313987)

What is the Trash (Garbage) Series?

DIY Items Crafted Using Trash Items

These are special DIY furniture and items that you can craft using trash, keep some in your storage when you fish them up!

All Trash Items
Boot	Empty Can	Old Tire

How to Get Trash Fast

Get Tons of Garbage Items at Trash Island

If you want to collect Trash to unlock all the recipes, there is a Trash Island that you can go to on Mystery Island Tours.

If you want to learn about that, check out our guide.

Mystery Island Tours and Nook Miles Ticket Guide

Create a Trash Pond

It is possible to create a Trash Pond in your island with the Island Designer app.

Check out this guide to learn how to make your own Trash Pond.

How to Make a Trash Pond

Related Links

All DIY Guides and Recipe List Overview

DIY Recipes and Materials

DIY Recipe Collections

DIY Guides

DIY Item Series

DIY Series
Fruit Series	Trash Series
Space (Celeste) Series	Mermaid Series
Time-Limited Series
Bunny Day Series	Zodiac Series
Seasonal DIY Series
Bamboo Series	Cherry-Blossom Series
Shell Series	Tree's Bounty Series
Maple-Leaf Series	Mushroom Series
Ice (Frozen) Series	Snowflake Series
Festive Series	Spooky Series

List of Seasonal DIY Furniture & Item Recipes