diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
index de1a8b4c2554..d8c0eaeabce2 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
@@ -721,18 +721,20 @@
     "id": "f_trashcan",
     "name": "trash can",
     "symbol": "&",
-    "description": "One man's trash is another man's dinner.",
+    "description": "One man's trash is another man's dinner.  Examine it to take down, if you need an improvised bucket.",
     "color": "light_cyan",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "required_str": 5,
     "max_volume": "20 L",
     "flags": [ "TRANSPARENT", "FLAMMABLE_ASH", "CONTAINER", "PLACE_ITEM", "MOUNTABLE", "SHORT" ],
+    "deployed_item": "trash_can_empty",
+    "examine_action": "deployed_furniture",
     "bash": {
       "str_min": 8,
       "str_max": 30,
       "sound": "smash!",
       "sound_fail": "whump.",
-      "items": [ { "item": "plastic_chunk", "count": [ 1, 2 ] } ]
+      "items": [ { "item": "plastic_chunk", "count": [ 9, 18 ] } ]
     }
   },
   {
diff --git a/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations.json b/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations.json
index b32ee7ba2349..a7862c7569a8 100644
--- a/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations.json
+++ b/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations.json
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@
       [ "canteen", 20 ],
       [ "basket_laundry", 20 ],
       [ "plastic_pot_flower", 35 ],
+      [ "trash_can_empty", 30 ],
       [ "gloves_medical", 20 ],
       [ "fitover_sunglasses", 20 ],
       [ "goggles_swim", 20 ],
diff --git a/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations_commercial.json b/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations_commercial.json
index 276463a2eeba..5695be55be85 100644
--- a/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations_commercial.json
+++ b/data/json/itemgroups/Locations_MapExtras/locations_commercial.json
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     "id": "dollar_kitchen",
     "type": "item_group",
     "items": [
+      [ "trash_can_empty", 10 ],
       [ "cup_plastic", 20 ],
       [ "bowl_plastic", 20 ],
       [ "canteen", 10 ],
diff --git a/data/json/itemgroups/collections_domestic.json b/data/json/itemgroups/collections_domestic.json
index 67ad12f606d9..5179146baee0 100644
--- a/data/json/itemgroups/collections_domestic.json
+++ b/data/json/itemgroups/collections_domestic.json
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
       { "item": "roller_blades", "prob": 20 },
       { "item": "duct_tape", "prob": 100 },
       { "item": "lawnmower", "prob": 25 },
+      { "item": "trash_can_empty", "prob": 25 },
       { "item": "lawn_dart", "prob": 10 },
       { "item": "dehydrator", "prob": 15 },
       { "item": "jar_glass", "prob": 25, "count": [ 1, 12 ] },
diff --git a/data/json/itemgroups/supplies.json b/data/json/itemgroups/supplies.json
index b658acc2375b..425dcf5b9a89 100644
--- a/data/json/itemgroups/supplies.json
+++ b/data/json/itemgroups/supplies.json
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@
       [ "recharge_station", 10 ],
       [ "tarp", 15 ],
       [ "tempered_glass_sheet", 25 ],
-      [ "rigid_plastic_sheet", 30 ]
+      [ "rigid_plastic_sheet", 30 ],
+      [ "trash_can_empty", 25 ]
     ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/data/json/items/containers.json b/data/json/items/containers.json
index 013bad08bbfd..f8b00791e1c3 100644
--- a/data/json/items/containers.json
+++ b/data/json/items/containers.json
@@ -1325,5 +1325,24 @@
     "symbol": "0",
     "contains": "200 L",
     "color": "yellow"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "trash_can_empty",
+    "type": "CONTAINER",
+    "category": "container",
+    "name": { "str": "plastic trash can" },
+    "description": "A small plastic wastebasket for offices and kitchens.  Could be repurposed as an open-top container if you're desperate, or placed back down.",
+    "weight": "1 kg",
+    "volume": "20 L",
+    "price": "10 USD",
+    "price_postapoc": "10 cent",
+    "material": "plastic",
+    "symbol": ")",
+    "looks_like": "plastic_pot_flower",
+    "color": "white",
+    "contains": "20 L",
+    "watertight": true,
+    "qualities": [ [ "CONTAIN", 1 ] ],
+    "use_action": { "type": "deploy_furn", "furn_type": "f_trashcan" }
   }
 ]
diff --git a/data/json/recipes/other/containers.json b/data/json/recipes/other/containers.json
index 63e3fb1a7eff..d3911fa47d35 100644
--- a/data/json/recipes/other/containers.json
+++ b/data/json/recipes/other/containers.json
@@ -588,5 +588,17 @@
     "autolearn": true,
     "qualities": [ { "id": "CUT", "level": 1 } ],
     "components": [ [ [ "cardboard", 90 ] ], [ [ "duct_tape", 100 ] ] ]
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "recipe",
+    "result": "trash_can_empty",
+    "category": "CC_OTHER",
+    "subcategory": "CSC_OTHER_CONTAINERS",
+    "skill_used": "fabrication",
+    "difficulty": 3,
+    "time": "45 m",
+    "autolearn": true,
+    "tools": [ [ [ "mold_plastic", -1 ] ], [ [ "surface_heat", 40, "LIST" ] ] ],
+    "components": [ [ [ "plastic_chunk", 20 ] ] ]
   }
 ]