Minecraft - Functional Recycling Bin

A recycling bin design by me.

 In survival, there are a bunch of little scraps that end up in your inventory. Be it bones, to seeds, to an extra trapdoor or stair piece, they clutter and have no use (at the current time). However, we all know it's such a hassle to run all the way back to your chest room and sort through random doodads.

Why not place recycling bins throughout the city to dispose of unneeded items? If a buddy in multiplayer is looking to collect a certain item, he or she can salvage from the recycling bins. For example, rotten flesh may be needed if someone is raising dogs. They can collect via the recycle bin, which will probably accumulate rotten flesh over time.

The recycling bin serves two functions: tidying chests and inventories, and providing free materials to those who need it.

Here's how to make the recycling bin in the picture:
You will need (per bin):

• 1 hopper (5 iron + 1 chest)
• 4 signs,
• 1-2 chests.

Steps:

1. Place a chest or double-chest into the ground.
2. [Optional] Use an anvil to name a hopper "Recycling Bin".
3. While holding shift, place a hopper on top of that chest.
4. Holding shift, place signs on all sides of the hopper. If the bin is against a wall, there's no need to place a sign on that side. On the signs, type "Please Recycle" or make a recycling symbol*.

*To make a recycling symbol, use a forward slash and then backslash on the first line. On the second line, use a forward slash, underscore, underscore, and finally backslash. Like this:

/\

/_ _\

Now go recycle in Minecraft! :)