Dump

The Dump is an open area in and  where a player can drop unwanted items off. The Dump takes up one acre. About two items can be found there each day. These items are taken away on Monday and Thursday, 6am. The dump was replaced by the recycling bin in later games, which can be found in the Town Hall. The recycling bin is cleaned out at 6:00 am, on Mondays and Thursdays. The most likely reason for this was to save space and to enhance the overall appearance of the town, though it is also possible that the developers decided it was better to promote being green through recycling than tossing your unwanted things on the ground. As with the dump, boots, tires, and cans that are placed in the dump for recyling help improve the town's overall rating. In Animal Crossing:Wild World, the bin holds the standard 15 items, like your bag, while in City Folk, it only holds 12.