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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—November 1st—for our next Rubbish Dump Day!

UPDATE October 2nd: There are no reports of people gaining the avatar today. However, the game trophy script crashed this morning, something that used to happen commonly but has not happened for months. It is possible this also caused the avatar awarding to not happen. Hopefully we'll have better luck tomorrow!

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Today, TNT posted new release notes indicating that the Avatar Collector avatar has updated requirements! At the time the notes went out, things weren't working as planned, but the ambassadors have confirmed to Jellyneo that it is indeed working now.

The new requirement is simple, but has many caveats: it will be awarded by obtaining 75% of countable avatars.

The caveats:

• It will be awarded once daily via a script, not whenever you gain or lose an avatar, as the release notes described.
• Default avatars count in the calculation, but all users automatically receive these. (They just aren't included on your lookup's count, so add +60 in your math.)
• Lockout avatars, like the Royal Korbats or the "Altador 2018" avatars, all count as needed, even though you cannot receive all of them. (For example, all 19 team "Altador 2018" avatars count, but you can only have 1 of 19 at a time.)
• Avatars that do not increase the secret avatar count on your lookup do not count at all in the calculation. (See below.)

These are the current six avatars that will not count towards your 75%:


All that said, as of right now, there are 578 known avatars, 6 of which do not count, and 3 of which are TNT-exclusive. That should leave 569 avatars, and 75% of that would be 426 or 427 avatars (depending on how TNT's script is rounding). 60 of those are default avatars, so our current prediction is that anyone with 366 or 367 secret avatars listed on their lookup will receive the avatar.

If you receive the Avatar Collector avatar tonight, let us know in the comments (or write in) with what your secret avatar count on your userlookup is! We'll be keeping track to confirm what the current threshold is so we can verify the details above and provide a real count on our guide in the future.

A new batch of Halloween-themed Dyeworks are now available at the NC Mall! These will be available until October 31st.

The fourth item for the Munchie Mania collection is now released, and features (loosely) the Fresh Foods shop! This item will only be available in October.

Happy October! A new month means another chance to collect some freebie foods and Neopoints!


🚨 Last Chance to Donate! 🚨
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 2nd is your last chance to donate to Jellyneo! Unfortunately, our host is discontinuing their donation feature on short notice, so this is your final opportunity to get the 2025 Donation Trophy for your cabinet.

You can find all the details you need to donate to help keep JN running and ad-free into the future on our donation page! Based on the amount donated, you'll also receive an exclusive 2025 Donation Trophy!


We've made our 2025 donation goals already, but we always appreciate the extra so we can stay afloat and keep bringing you stellar Neopets coverage! We currently do not have any immediate plans to replace our donation gateway, but stay tuned next year.

UPDATE: Thank you all to the nearly 50 70 generous visitors who have contributed so far today!! We will be sending out thank you emails soon, so stay tuned for that trophy. As of writing, we're only $690 $255 $0!!! away from beating the amount of funds we raised last year, which would help us stay online for all of next year! It's all very much appreciated! (We did it, thank you everyone!!)


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