Hi GameGal! Welcome to the forums!

Some tips about placing the bin (garbage can):

- Only needs one square of space.
- Can be placed on any of the green (lawn/lawn-like) areas with a few exceptions.
- Can not be placed in the town square, on the walkways, the bridge or on top of another item.
- Some things like lamp posts and fountains, as well as trees, that also go in the green areas can take up extra squares next to them. In these cases you may need to place your bin one or two squares away.

I hope that answers your question.