Origami Rubbish Bin Instructions – Moving Trash Can

I thought it would be neat to have a little origami rubbish bin for my desk. As with most ideas, they end up becoming more and more complicated, so I had to simplify this one a bit.

The flap on this origami box, closes back to it’s position after pushing it… so it is similar to the swinging lids on some trash cans.

You would need to use bigger paper to make a decent sized bin, maybe 40 x 40 cm or use some wrapping paper.

This origami rubbish box uses the same box as the Origami Tool Box (tutorial here) – with a seperate flap.

A single diagram is for sale in my shop, here.

This model is featured in my book, Kawaii Origami, more info:

Kawaii Origami – Super Cute Origami Projects for Easy Folding Fun

‘Kawaii Origami’ includes over 25 cute origami projects ranging from easy to advanced.

Kawaii Origami was published on 2nd April 2019. An ebook version is also available on Amazon.

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Design: © Paper Kawaii Copyright Information
Level: ★★★☆☆

You will need:

• 2 sheets of square paper (I used 21 x 21 cm)
• Ruler + Pencil
• Calculator (if you need it)

Final size: 5 x 5 x 7.3 cm

Hope you enjoy folding this origami trash bin!

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