Trash can

In the province where I stayed during my holidays in China it was allowed to throw trash on the streets. I am not sure if it is allowed in other provinces in China (it is not allowed in Hong Kong) so the following things I will write are all about this certain province. 

Where I have lived, Curacao and The Netherlands, people regularly throw trash on the ground. However, in China they abuse of this, because they pay trash fees so that there are people who clean up the streets every day/night. There is not even a trash can at food stands because they expect you to dispose of the waste on the street. There was one time that I asked for the trash bin, but the lady said to just throw the paper on the street. Then I realized that it was a stupid question. I could not just do that. I am not used to throwing trash on the street at all. I would give it to someone next to me that I know to throw it...