15 Recycling Solutions from IKEA

We hadn't really thought of IKEA's Trofast system as something to use outside of a kid's room until a reader mentioned repurposing it as a recycling station. Since then, we've noticed lots of different recycling ideas within the IKEA catalog, some of them obvious and some not so much...

FIRST ROW
• 1 The Trofast Storage System comes in multiple combinations (this one is $62).
• 2 The Skrin Box with Lid ($15) is an attractive solution.
• 3 Slugis Boxes ($3 - $17) are basic plastic bins in a range of sizes and depths.
• 4 The Knodd Bin with Lid ($25) is a classic metal wastebasket.
• 5 The Rationell Recycling Bin ($10) is designed to fit inside a kitchen cabinet.

SECOND ROW
• 6 The Sortera Box ($9) has a folding lid so that you can open it while stacked.
• 7 The Snack Box ($20) would look good in a row, with casters added to the bottom.
• 8 Turned upside-down, the Evert Stool ($5) is a colorful recycling bin.
• 9 The Fibbe Bin with Lid ($14.99) is a good small-space model.
• 10 The Andy Drawer Unit on Casters ($25) is an office item that could be repurposed as a recycling station.

THIRD ROW
• 11 Plastic Dimpa Bags ($1.50 each) are washable and reusable.
• 12 The Fniss Wastebasket ($1.99) is cheap enough to buy as many as you need.
• 13 Rill Casters ($10 for 4 pack) can be used to create rolling bins.
• 14 The Vessla Storage Crate ($5.99) comes with built-in casters.
• 15 If you need a place to hide your bins or bags, the Apa Storage Box is just $15.

Comments (9)

HA! The trofast is exactly what I wanted in our old place for recyclables.

the sortera is fantastic

I have 3 of them in my home office (only place to put them) and I could use more.

The only thing that would be nice is if when you lifted the lids they could stick together, so it would stay up, which i am going to fix with some white velcro.

great for the recyclables though and they look good stacked in the corner with the white. Plus if they are empty if we just went, i can stack them into themselves and they take up a lot less room.

The Sortera shows up a lot as a recyling bin, ut if you have them stack, and the bottom one is full, then you have to unstack everything to take recycle the contents.

trofast great idea for most of us that do not have enough room. I would paint it white to blend in. Good post.

I have a rental kitchen and wanted something that was closed storage. There is only one base cabinet and it's under the sink--no room for recyclables. I finally got tired of having bottles sit on a stool and paper underneath in an old trash can. Luckily I DID have enough space for a pax closet -- which I got with a door. I installed a drawer and then two of the Rationell recycle containers -- which fit back to back in the drawer. I can throw things in and then pull the drawer out to bag it up to take it out to the curb. There's enough space left in the closet for a bin of cleaning supplies, 2 additional other deep bins with lids, and 3 flat drawers where we separate out mail as soon as it comes in the door. And if anyone leaves things on the counter for an extended period of time it goes in their flat drawer (keeps mail and random stuff that lands on the counter "put away").

I heart it so and get a kick every time it's time to take the recycling out.

Anyone know a source for a larger version of the Knodd bin? I'd love something like that for our kitchen trash can, but the largest once is too small.

I use the Knodd Bin for my recycling! One for plastic/glass and one for paper. I just line them with reusable bags and take those out on garbage day!

been using the trofast system for a couple years now, i had to rig up my own shelf system but it fits underneath my sink, very ideal.