The 28-year-old man was trapped for four hours inside the bin at a car park in Bradley Stoke, near Bristol, after security swooped and his accomplice fled.
Firefighters were called to cut the man free when he found he was unable to climb out of the charity box.
In you go: The man climbs in headfirst, helped by an accomplice who fled the scene after security appeared
Good luck mate! The accomplice flees after the pair are approached by security guards alerted by CCTV pictures
Security guards acted after CCTV showed the man climbing in with the help of an accomplice under the cover of darkness.
Footage showed the man entering head-first, while his accomplice held on to his legs. He gradually wriggled further inside, before his feet disappeared from view.
His accomplice fled the scene after security appeared, leaving the man trapped.
Rescue operation: Fire crews had to cut the roof of the giant plastic receptacle in order to free the would-be thief
Busted: The the man is finally arrested and, after a short spell in the cells, released with a caution
According to a police statement, the fire service had to remove the roof of the bin to free the man.
'One man had climbed into the bins and was seen to remove items and hand it to the man outside,' the police said.
'When they were approached one man ran off and one remained inside.
'A 28-year-old man from Filton was arrested on suspicion of theft, interviewed and issued with a caution.'
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