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Rubbish Dump Day, Saturday, May 2nd!


Welcome to the 1st Saturday of the month: Rubbish Dump Day!

In April 2022, TNT updated the Rubbish Dump to increase the drop rate of "rubbish" eligible for the avatar. (And we've even seen some Hidden Tower items pop up that weren't previously confirmed as prizes!)

The Rubbish Dump is special in that items dropped there appear after a Neopian refreshes the dump. (In other words, refreshing the page gives you the chance to "donate" some rubbish to the queue.) The more people visiting and refreshing, the more rubbish dropped, and the more opportunities there are for avatar items to appear!

Starting now, and continuing all day, here's how you can gather and participate:

If you DON'T have the avatar...
  • Visit the Rubbish Dump in Meridell and refresh to generate rubbish!
  • Claim up to 8 pieces of rubbish to clear the way for more items to appear. (And make sure not to claim anything from the Money Tree or Second-Hand Shoppe... it's 10 items max from all 3 locations combined!)
  • To be safe from accidental clicks, save your last 2 rubbish claims for when an avatar item pops up. (You can claim up to 10 items from the Rubbish Dump per day.)
  • Review our guide to familiarize yourself with which items are eligible for the avatar.

If you DO have the avatar...
  • Visit the Rubbish Dump in Meridell and refresh to help generate rubbish! Even if you have the avatar, refreshing helps generate more "donations" that will show up later. (And that means more opportunities for avatar items to pop up!)
  • Claim up to 10 pieces of rubbish to help clear the way for avatar-eligible items to appear.
  • Be kind and leave the cheaper avatar-eligible items (like the Fading Bottled Faeries) for those who need the avatar! We won't mind, however, if you try sniping a Dung Catapult.

The more the merrier, so share this post with your Neofriends and guildmates!

As you participate, let us know in the comments what junk—or treasures—you've seen or picked up! And let us know if you get the avatar so we can celebrate with you.


Can't get enough rubbish? Mark your calendars and join us on the first Saturday of next month—June 6th—for our next Rubbish Dump Day!

There are 10 comments below. Add yours!

I was extremely lucky and picked up a blue paint brush
by josie on May 2, 2026 12:42 AM NST
Happy Rubbish Dump Day~! For the skeptics among us: No, this has nothing to do with The Void Within
Anyway, be kind and discard anything you pick up but don't need. Good luck to the hunters~!
by apophis324 on May 2, 2026 12:55 AM NST
I got the avatar! Thank you all
by dyingstarlight on May 2, 2026 6:11 AM NST
Always happy to see some people obtaining the avatar every single rubbish dump day!
by woodstocki on May 2, 2026 6:58 AM NST
I did my part and cleared out 10 items. I got the avatar months ago from another rubbish day. Glad to help the community.
by foehammer on May 2, 2026 9:11 AM NST
Done my part, good luck to all who still need the av!
by kaedesasu on May 2, 2026 10:15 AM NST
For those of us with the avatar already - when you say "refresh" do you just mean refreshing the page? How does that help, isn't the only way to clear the items is someone taking one? Or does people refreshing on the page trigger some sort of clear out?
by blacksheepbaa on May 2, 2026 11:24 AM NST
@blacksheepbaa: We explain the details of that in our post above. Refreshing the page is the only way to generate new items to show up at the dump, so page views are essential!
by dave on May 2, 2026 1:41 PM NST JN Staff
Got a Whinny and the avatar! Thanks, and good luck!
by zanreo on May 2, 2026 2:38 PM NST
No luck this month sadly.
by dr_tomoe on May 2, 2026 11:37 PM NST

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