Kitchen Garbage and Recycling Solutions

Are you looking to solve your garbage and recycling problems in the kitchen?  From hidden trash cans and recycling mechanisms, to eye pleasing stand alone options to actual food recyclers, there are so many different solutions to garbage in your kitchen that one definitely will suit your particular needs.   Trash accumulates quickly in a busy kitchen.  Your kitchen can be trash free and more organized.

Step Garbage Can

The step or foot pedal garbage can is very popular.  The bag is usually really easy to change on this kind of trash can.  Also, since it has the foot pedal to open the lid, there is no need to touch the can when placing the garbage in.  Very handy and hygenic!  Since it is so popular, it also comes in many stylish models.

Sensor Garbage Bins

A garbage can with a sensor provides a method to open the trash can without touching the can.  Just wave your hands in front of the bin and the lid opens automatically.  Opening the lid is not only convenient, but sanitary as well.

Pull Out Garbage Bins

Pull out garbage cans place your bins on a mechanism that enables you to pull out your trash bins from under a counter.  The pull out mechanism for the garbage cans can be either top mounted or hold the bins on the bottom.  Pull out garbage cans hide your trash and are very easy to use.

Tilt Out Trash Bins

A tilt out trash bin is another method to hide a trash can.  There are custom options that can be installed in your cabinetry that enable you to pull out your garbage can from a cabinet.  Or, there are many stand alone cabinets that have tilt out trash bins inside.  The tilt out stand alone cabinets come in many colors and finishes that will conceal your trash very well.

Cabinet Door Garbage Bins

Cabinet door garbage bins or door mounted trash cans are a great option for a small bin that is quick and easy to access.  The door mounted option is usually on the smaller size when it comes to the bin, but it works great for perishable items because you will empty it often.  It is also easy to empty at the end of each day.

Swing Top Trash Bins

Swing top trash cans are the classic stand alone kitchen trash cans.  They function very well, requiring little effort to get them open.  Swing top garbage cans vary widely in appearance and cost.  The swing top trash can be very upscale, flashy, traditional or very simple and budget friendly. 

Under the Counter Garbage Can

A garbage bin under the counter can be accessed by a hole with a chute in the counter.  Yes, you sacrifice your counter, but it is so convenient.  Trash just slides right into the trash bin at the bottom of the chute.  

Stand Alone Garbage Can

The stand alone garbage can stands on its own in your kitchen, not hidden.  There are so many beautiful options.  Sometimes, a stand alone trash can can be cleaner because the trash does not splash all over the inside of a cabinet or wherever you would hide a trash can.  It is also usually easy to find bags to fit a stand alone trash can.

Mobile Trash Bins

Mobile trash cans or garbage cans with wheels can easily move around your kitchen wherever the trash may be.  It makes it easy when you are prepping to quickly move the trash bin right next to you.  The wheels usually lock in place so that the bin does not slide while you are using it.  

Recycling with Separate Bins

If you have extra space in your kitchen, three different bins for your recycling could work for you.  You can have one for paper, plastic and metal.  You could really pick any 3 bins that appeal to you, but there are many options that are labeled and custom for the three types of recycling.

Food Recycler 

Food recyclers are also available for your kitchen.  A food recycler transforms your organic waste into fertilizer.  It reduces food waste usually by 80-90% and produces a soil amendment that can be used in your garden.  There are many stylish models that will fit right on top of your counter.

Double Compartment Garbage and Recycling Bin

A double compartment garbage and recycling bin can be very convenient in your kitchen.  They are fairly large, but provide two separate areas for trash and recycling with one double compartment bin.  Some models come with foot pedals or lid sensors.  

Triple Section Recycling Bin

A bin with three separate compartments enables you to separate all your recycling without having to have three separate bins.  This makes it easier to incorporate recycling into your kitchen.  Or, you could use one bin for trash and two for recycling.  Whatever works for your kitchen!

Vertical Recycling Bins 

A vertical recycling trash combination bin provides a bin for trash at the top and a compost or recycling drawer at the bottom.  Works great for a smaller kitchen because the storage for your trash and recycling is vertical instead of horizontal.

Interlocking or Stackable Recycling Bin

A set of interlocking recycling bins can be just what you are looking for if you are not short on space.  You can interlock as many as you would like.  Most are of made of plastic and have the recycling symbols on the front of them.  They make it very easy to sort your items, but depending on how you feel about plastic visible in the kitchen, you may want to place them in a pantry closet.

Countertop Compost Bin

A countertop compost bin is very handy if you would like to quickly dispose of scraps that are headed for your compost pile.  A countertop compost bin will contain the debris and odor until you can take it to the compost pile.  It does not have to be an eyesore either.  Many countertop bins are stylish as well.

With the help of the options above, you can certainly find a kitchen garbage and recycling solutions that will suit your style and needs.