塑料垃圾桶按照用途可以分为家用，医用，商用，但塑料垃圾桶家用和医用的使用比例更高，在小区及公园塑料垃圾桶使用率比较低，究其原因，无非是家用和医用对于防水性能有要求，塑料垃圾桶的防水性和密封性都比较好，特别是医用，必须要防水性能好的，避免垃圾扩散，而小区和公园对于垃圾桶的耐用性要求高，由于都是普通生活垃圾，对于防水性要求要低于家用及医用，所以小区和公园常常采用钢木垃圾桶或是不锈钢垃圾桶甚至是大铁桶。

Plastic trash can be divided into the household, in accordance with the use of medical, commercial, medical and household plastic trash but use a higher proportion in the area, and Park plastic trash can use rate is relatively low, the reason is nothing more than the household and medical requirements for waterproof, plastic trash waterproof and sealing are good, especially medical, must have good waterproof performance, avoid waste diffusion, and the area and park trash for durability requirements, as are ordinary garbage, the waterproof requirement is lower than the household and medical, to the area and park often adopt steel or stainless steel trash trash even the big drum.