Hello AT,
Where can I find a kitchen combination trash and recycling bin? We've all seen hampers to separate the whites from the colors, but what about a single unit bin to separate trash/bottles and cans/paper? Something aesthetically pleasing would be a plus.
Thanks, Dan
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Dear Dan,
The first place we would hit would be the Container Store. We were in there recently and they have beefed up their garbage/recycling section, though it is surprising how few containers do both at once. Most custom kitchens now have undermount containers for a multiple of choices, but the biggies like SimpleHuman, Vipp and Rubbermaid seem to want you to buy two instead of one, which might not be a bad idea.
We recently saw a new design at the Container Store - by a German company - called HERO or something like that, that is very slim and would be nice side by side with another one. Here it is.
We also saw this 2 Bin Recycle Center, which seemed to us the coolest of the lot for a two-in-one.
Anyone else?? How about from some other source??
I have this in-cabinet unit from simplehuman.
view Anne in Chicago's profile
Not that pretty but we used this thing from the kids dept at Ikea for a long time to separate the bottles and paper and kept twine and bags in the bottom. You can get dif size bins, and in dif colors.
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15567&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=47702&langId=-1&categoryId=15664&chosenPartNumber=S19819557
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Anne, do you find them big enough to hold your recyclables for more than a day? I have fairly small bins now, and I feel like I'm emptying them almost every day (but I do drink a lot of soda).
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They are fairly small, but I live alone and don't drink soda. :) They work for me--if I had a larger bin I'd only be taking my trash out once a week or so, and that's just gross.
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We've been using the butterfly recycler from simplehuman -- slim, trim, with two buckets inside. Pricey, and capacity is somewhat limited (we empty once a week for the two of us, and store our paper recyclables elsewhere) but it's working well for separating our glass / plastic / metal from our trash.
http://www.simplehuman.com/products/recycling-solutions/butterfly-recycler.html
view JDog's profile
dwr makes these...
http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=7923
view ceb's profile
What about the ecopod sold at Wm Sonoma? - it's pretty pricing in my book but not a bad design for recyclables.
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Not Hiro, it's Hailo. Same bin is sold on overstock.com. (cheaper!)
It has mixed reviews. But I use for recycle in my kitchen and love it.
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=657621&IID=prod657621
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A couple of years ago I got one at Container Store, German brand Leifheit, plain low plastic rectangle with internal holders for two garbage bags (grocery store bags work fine). It was the only two-in-one kitchen garbage can I could find and it works well. If you can still get one, I recommend it.
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I like http://www.gettrashy.com/
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