Versatile commercial trash bin lid assembly

A commercial trash bin lid assembly comprising:

• a commercial trash bin lid having a front portion, the commercial trash bin lid having a standard-sized opening in the front portion;
• said lid having an extent of at least three feet in at least one direction;
• and
• a plurality of interchangeable insert members of different configurations, each of which is adapted to be individually fitted to said lid to be received into and at least partially close said opening;
• wherein said trash bin lid may be converted quickly and inexpensively without removing the lid from the container by removing one of said insert members and replacing it with another of said insert members, for use in recycling an entirely different recyclable commodity.

A large commercial trash bin assembly comprising:

• a large commercial trash bin having a minimum volume of at least 500 liters and an open top;
• a commercial trash bin lid made substantially of molded plastic covering at least a part of the open top of said trash bin, said trash bin lid having a front portion and an opening in the front portion;
• a plurality of interchangeable inserts, each being adapted to be mounted on said lid and to be received into and at least partially close said opening, said opening being at least approximately 18 inches wide;
• and
• at least one removable inner container having dimensions substantially less than said commercial trash bin, the container being positioned inside of said commercial trash bin and below said opening of said lid;
• wherein at least one of said inserts is adapted to fully close said opening and to be fixedly secured to said lid so that said opening would remain closed during normal use of said lid;
• whereby said trash bin lid may be converted quickly and inexpensively without removing the lid from the container by removing one of said inserts and replacing it with another of said inserts, for use in recycling an entirely different recyclable commodity.

A commercial trash bin lid assembly comprising:

• a commercial trash bin lid having a standard-sized opening;
• said lid having an extent of at least approximately three feet in at least one direction;
• and
• a plurality of interchangeable insert members of different configurations, each of which is adapted to be individually fitted to said lid to at least partially close said standard-sized opening;
• wherein said trash bin lid may be converted quickly and inexpensively without removing the lid from the container by removing one of said insert members and replacing it with another of said insert members, for use in recycling an entirely different recyclable commodity.

A method of converting a commercial trash bin lid quickly and inexpensively without removing the lid from the container comprising the steps of:

• preparing a convertible commercial trash bin lid comprising:
• a commercial trash bin lid having a standard-sized opening;
• said lid having an extent of at least approximately three feet in at least one direction;
• and
• a plurality of interchangeable insert members of different configurations, each of which is adapted to be individually fitted to said lid to at least partially close said standard-sized opening;
• adapting said lid for use in recycling a first type of recyclable material by fitting a first one of said interchangeable members to said lid to at least partially close said standard-sized opening;
• and
• converting said lid quickly and inexpensively without removing the lid from the container by removing the first member and replacing it with a second member, for use in recycling an entirely different recyclable commodity.