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Another option for small(er) space could be trashcan from SimpleHuman called: Butterfly Recycler

http://www.simplehuman.com/products/recycling-solutions/butterfly-recycler.html

While not the cheapest one (you can get better price than list one) it is very good trashcan (style and practicality wise).

Jessica,

Container store also has something similar to the Tumiera. slightly more expensive, but you might not have to deal with shipping. wish they offered it in a four-bin as well though.

How about a paper sack where the dog bowl on the left is (shift the DB to left). Orient the bag vertically.

You can get them for free (with handles) at Trader Joes, and all you have to do is chuck the whole shootin' match into the recyc bin when it's full of glass/plastic.

regarding your spoken-for cabinets and no pantry, I see a whole empty wall of possibilites. I have a tiny kitchen too, and I have mounted anything and everything on the walls--racks, shelves, etc. Why not get some stuff out of the cabinets and onto shelves, freeing a lower cabinet for a recycle bin?

Like TB, I just use paper Trader Joe's bags to recycle, which seriously, use hardly any space.

Bedford Kitchen Island with trash storage (and wheels!) 18" wide. $130 from eKitchenIslands.com: http://snipurl.com/1be64

More to be found with a search at froogle.com for /+wheels bin storage kitchen/

Do you have a coat closet or back porch that might hold a recycling bin?

In my first apartment, we used a sturdy shopping bag (one of those reusable ones they sell at grocery stores) and hung it from a doorknob. Whenever it filled up, we trucked it down to the dumpster for the sorting.

I second Shannon's suggestion of moving some things to wall shelves in order to create more cabinet space. You can also get a rack for things like wine glasses to mount underneath your upper cabinet, use a wall mounted magnet strip to hold knives, etc. A lot things can be both functional and pretty out of the cabinets, leaving room to hide less pretty stuff (like recycling and garbage) behind the doors.

This is not a high-capacity solution, but it's inexpensive. How about a shoe cabinet? The same bin-style drawers. I thought of the ikea Trones cabinet. They're smallish. But then, that just means you can line them with grocery store plastic bags.

awesome---thanks for all of the advice! i really like the butterfly can, but think it might be pricey... the idea of mounting racks/shelves on the wall might be the best idea for the space! i'm afraid my wine glasses are stemless, so i can't mount a rack under the cabinet *good idea though!* but i could display them on a shelf....

the trones idea is also good---and might work with my budget a bit better!

thanks, y'all, for the helping hand!

oh, and just cuz i can hear what some of you are thinking---i have, since this picture was taken, hung some artwork here. easy to move for shelves, etc. but i just wanted to clarify!! : )

simple human makes some nice profile cans, no lid. I keep one in my CPU stand of my computer desk (i have a laptop, and its perfect for that otherwise unused space). Its perfect not only for that reason, but also because it uses a standard grocery bag to line it (which i've always done, but i'm cheap like that) and the handles brilliantly hold it in place.

Link to product:
http://www.simplehuman.com/products/trash-cans/desk/profile.html

On my last trip to Target, i noticed they have practically the same thing, but its simple human's studio line, which is slightly cheapers (19.99 instead of 25) and comes in three colors (stainless, red and white). You could line two of those up against the wall.
(sorry, nothing is showing up on the target website or else i'd provide a link)

Another option, which i love, but haven't seen IRL, is sprout's Binvention. This has uses the same idea of re purposing grocery bags, and holds multiple bags side by side. the downside is that the stores are UK based, so getting it might be a problem. However, with some craftiness, you could probably make a DIY version.

http://www.sproutdesign.co.uk/buy_a_binvention.htm#

as for storage space, i third, fourth and 5th the idea of, a shelf (even a shallow one) against the wall, at shoulder level above to add some storage space but leave you able to move around.

Another option could be to hang a metal grid to hang your pots and pans there, i'm not sure anyone has mentioned that yet.

Hope this helps and good luck!

I know you say the cabinets are spoken-for, but here's my idea anyway...

If you take what's under your sink (cleaning supplies?) and put them onto some kind of shelving/baskets, then you can hide the recycling under the sink. (Idea here being that garbage is less attractive to have out than the cleaning stuff.)

Then under the sink you can put in a dual-can pull out trash system. I bought mine at Lowes. It's brilliant. There is a small can for garbage, and a 2nd small can for recycling.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=75057-1214-RV-15PBC-5&lpage=none

My undersink space is small like yours, yet this fits perfectly. I keep a paper grocery bag on the other side for paper recycling.

Hang your pots, pans, ladles, etc. on the wall. IKEA has those nice stainless steel GRUNTVAL shelves with hooks to hang stuff underneath. Once you've free up the pots and pans cabinet space, you can put something under the sink space.

I have the Tumiera Trash Sorter and definitely recommend it. I have the smaller version, and just sit it on the floor next to my garbage can. It has buckets inside (one for glass, one for paper/plastics). Very easy to use.

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