Carry Respect, Not A Blade

Knife Bins

The primary aim of a knife bin is to provide a safe, secure, and anonymous location for the public to dispose of unwanted kitchen knives, dangerous knives and bladed items. By facilitating these bins the aim is to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands and ultimately save lives.

Reasons people use knife bins may include:

  • Remove “spare” or unused kitchen knives rather than weapons actively carried for criminal intent.
  • Wanting to remove a weapon from their home
  • Parental concern about a young person carrying a knife
  • Gang exit or lifestyle change
  • Fear of legal consequences if stopped by police

By removing knives from circulation, bins reduce the number of weapons that could potentially be used in violent incidents.

The Joe Dix Foundation knife bin operates independently and has no affiliation with Norfolk Constabulary

Statistics

A kitchen knife is the most frequent murder weapon accounting for 44% of all knife homicides.

On the 28th January 2026, Joes murder date, the Joe Dix Foundation opened Norfolk’s first knife bin. The JDF funded and installed the bin with the support of Rev Martin Hartley at St Catherine Church, 298 Aylsham Road, Norwich NR3 2RJ (opposite Lidl) It has 24 hour access and is located near to the entrance of the carpark. Please clear out your kitchen knives, only keep the ones you regularly use and dispose of the others in the knife bin.

Our first bin was designed and made by The British Iron Works.

This map shows the locations of other knife bins across East Anglian.

The key features of the bin design include
  • Tamper-proof construction
  • Anti-retrieval mechanisms
  • Anonymous use (no questions asked)
  • Regularly emptied
How to transport the blade safely.
  • Wrap it- wrap the blade in card and secure with tape
  • Take it- place wrapped knife in a bag or box and travel to bin location
  • Bin it- deposit knife in bin