diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_api/protocol_context.py b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_api/protocol_context.py
index 7d62b6e84f1..ece841fd619 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_api/protocol_context.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_api/protocol_context.py
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ def load_adapter_from_definition(
     def load_trash_bin(self, location: DeckLocation) -> TrashBin:
         """Load a trash bin on the deck of a Flex.
 
+        See :ref:`configure-trash-bin` for details.
+
         If you try to load a trash bin on an OT-2, the API will raise an error.
 
         :param location: The :ref:`deck slot <deck-slots>` where the trash bin is. The
@@ -496,6 +498,9 @@ def load_waste_chute(
     ) -> WasteChute:
         """Load the waste chute on the deck.
 
+        See :ref:`configure-waste-chute` for details, including the deck configuration
+        variants of the waste chute.
+
         The deck plate adapter for the waste chute can only go in slot D3. If you try to
         load another item in slot D3 after loading the waste chute, or vice versa, the
         API will raise an error.