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Imagine cleaning that deep trash can when liquid spills out of it ... one can only shudder!

Nope. I don't want to be able to see my icky trash. I would be constantly emptying it so I wouldn't have to look at it, and that would be a pain. I already recycle, so that's not an issue.

I know I'd throw something hard at just the right angle: shatter! (I've done it twice with wine glasses just this week.)

I have a wire mesh garbage can that's fairly see-through, and I actually like how it looks with (non-food) trash in it. Kind of gives a sculptural quality to what you throw away, and makes picking stuff out for recycling a lot easier.

i have one in my study. only paper stuff get in this glass trash can. of course we are not stupid to put one of this in the kitchen and throw hard stuff in.

It actually looks darn good when it's full of papers, and then i clean those papers out to recycle. it works as a separater for us so my boyfriend won't throw all the trash into trash can and it sure make recycle easy.

...*than* if it's hidden away...

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Yes, I have a mesh can as well and don't throw liquids into it..and really, shouldn't you pour them down the drain to prevent messes any way?

We are not going to try it. We think this is a bit of ecopiety-douchiness and we hate the moralizing much more than the sure-to-be chipped vase.

Good for a trial if you want to see your garbage, but not good design-wise. Then again, I'm trying to think how you'd be unaware of your trash enough to need a visual cue to become less ignorant, if that's your idea. Reminds me of those really expensive hangers that automatically organize your closet, or make you think it will be easier to do. As I've said before, I just don't like bins that scream out, "Here's the garbage! LOOK! I have trash in me."