A waste bin for waste paper products and other types of waste, the waste bin comprising: at least one deposit opening for depositing waste into an interior of the waste bin; a sorting space for sorting waste paper products from other types of waste, wherein the at least one deposit opening is in communication with the sorting space; a waste paper product compartment for receiving and storing waste paper products; a waste compartment for receiving and storing other types of waste; a movable separation element separating the sorting space from the waste compartment; a physical property sensing mechanism for detecting a physical property of waste received in the sorting space; a removal element for moving waste from the sorting space to the waste paper product compartment; and a control for controlling the movable separation element and the removal element; wherein the control is configured to operate the removal element so as to move waste from the sorting space to the waste paper product compartment or to operate the movable separation element so as to establish direct communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment, based on a detection result of the physical property sensing mechanism, characterised in that the movable separation element comprises a plurality of openings, providing indirect communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment through the movable separation element, and the movable separation element is configured to move upon the application of an external force exceeding a threshold value, thereby establishing direct communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment. at least one deposit opening for depositing waste into an interior of the waste bin; a sorting space for sorting waste paper products from other types of waste, wherein the at least one deposit opening is in communication with the sorting space; a waste paper product compartment for receiving and storing waste paper products; a waste compartment for receiving and storing other types of waste; a movable separation element separating the sorting space from the waste compartment; a physical property sensing mechanism for detecting a physical property of waste received in the sorting space; a removal element for moving waste from the sorting space to the waste paper product compartment; and a control for controlling the movable separation element and the removal element; wherein the control is configured to operate the removal element so as to move waste from the sorting space to the waste paper product compartment or to operate the movable separation element so as to establish direct communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment, based on a detection result of the physical property sensing mechanism, characterised in that the movable separation element comprises a plurality of openings, providing indirect communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment through the movable separation element, and the movable separation element is configured to move upon the application of an external force exceeding a threshold value, thereby establishing direct communication between the sorting space and the waste compartment.