POLL: Where do you keep your bin?

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

They're not the most beautiful of things, but bins are crucial to the upkeep and hygiene of any home. However, the dilemma remains - for something so essential but not exactly something you want to show off, where do you keep it?

Mainland European countries tend to have bins under the sink, whereas here they're all over the shop! So where do you keep yours - out in the open or hidden away?

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angelboyman

8 years ago

We hang up a carrier bag which never lasts longer than a day before it's taken outside to the bins. Means we don't have rubbish, especially food waste, stinking out the kitchen. Was intended a short fix but 10 years later were still doing it. Bit of a nightmare now we're being charged 5p for every one, used to be free......

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Ian Dunn Woodwork & Design
8 years ago
Hard to say! Ideally Hidden! But then it tends to be a smaller bin. Unless you go for a under counter bin sorter where you can sort your recycling from your waste, They are popular with our clients! Like this!
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BetterHaus
8 years ago
Hi we would always recommend bins hidden away in drawers or a cupboard. We have many options theses days for recycling etc. Nobody wants a huge smelly bin in the corner like the old days and now it is 5 pence for a carrier bag the bin cupboard is an important decision in any kitchen. Check out the schuller website for more options.
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Linus Reimann-Kaißer
8 years ago
I want easy access so my children use it. So it is exposed. And I have several trash cans, one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen, one in the main bedroom, on in the childrens room, one in the conservatory and one in the living room.
drpepe101
8 years ago
After our extension /renovation is complete, we'll have recycling in the adjacent utility, but will probably still have the bin in the open for ease of access and for the children.
Shelly Anne
8 years ago
We have a large 50L bin in our kitchen which, with myself, my husband and two adult children, needs emptying almost every day. We live in a rural area where we don't have recycling collections so it fills up pretty quickly. I try to minimize our waste as much as possible but unfortunately hidden bins wouldn't work for us. Not unless I could put up with the hassle of changing the bin 3 or 4 times a day
Dee at the Carlton
8 years ago
We have a large bin in our adjoining utility room, near the door - convenient but not in the kitchen where we prepare food. It is emptied daily even if there is not too much in it as we have several recycling bins outside ….
jemjazzy
8 years ago
I used to have a free standing bin in kitchen (was ugly), now its in a pull out drawer under the sink along with my recycling. It take a fairly big bag, very happy its hidden now, and yes empty once every 2 or 3 days, its perfect for us (family of 3)
johunt
8 years ago
Hidden. Had an undercounted slide out bin with a recycling compartment fitted after kitchen reverb a few years ago. Never looked back. Always empty bin every evening anyway and this is plenty big enough for 4. Just about to move and will install the same. No smells, easy to clean.
User
8 years ago
I have a food waste one in a cupboard out of sight, a plastic bag hanging over a door handle for paper and clean plastics and a large nice looking one (if that's possible ) free standing in the kitchen for everything else. It's a bit complicated this waste disposal business!
stebonheath
8 years ago
Recycling is the answer and helps to keep it all tidy. A small lidded bin for food waste (which could be out of sight in a cupboard but we find easier to use on the worktop by the sink) and everything else in containers inside cupboards. This includes a larger bin for plastics, smaller bins for paper, cans and glass, and a small waste bin inside the door under the sink. None of these cost the earth. We bought cheap plastic bins/boxes to fit our cupboards.
Arch. Amira Janahi
8 years ago
the hidden is more elegant and tidy
Alison De Soto
8 years ago
This works for us. it's not in the way but still easy access. looks small but is 40L, and has a dog/child lock. we love it
cornishdee
8 years ago
Recycle everything the council will accept and store recycling in the utility room, it is hard to get to the washing machine by recycling day. Made a rat proof compost bin in the veg garden for all food waste and one large Brabantia bin in the kitchen for everything else, this gets emptied once a week on bin day.
User
8 years ago
We have a small bin under the sink for non recycling things, black plastic, the pods from my coffee machine, dirty kitchen roll etc., which before 5p a bag started, used to be lined with a shopping bag, now I save the planet by buying a roll of bin bags! We also have a small food compost bin next to it, which I buy special bags for from amazon. Then, in the garage, which is next to the utility room we have the paper, tin, glass, plastic recycling boxes, the big food bin with the strong lid and the larger general waste bin which is collected every fortnight. I hate seeing bins outside houses and think that the new bin system which requires such a collection of bins has meant some terraced houses in our area have gone down in value, the residents are not always tidy and the council should provide better ways of collecting and dealing with rubbish when people find it hard to store it out of sight. Seeing bins around is one of my big pet hates!
Gerry Rust
8 years ago
I use Ikea laundry storage bins (the ones that look like old fashioned enamel dustbins) as I can't store them out of sight. I have a large one for recycling and a smaller one for other rubbish, I also have a vintage enamel pail with a lid for food waste and they all sit by the back door. We don't have wheelie bins as there is no access to our outside space except through the house, so we are given blue bin bags for recycling and purple for the rest and a small food bin, so I just line the bins with the appropriate bag. Ideally it would be nice not to have them on show but it works well and I'm used to it now.
soozmacrae
8 years ago
Its a pretty bin with a bit of style but its at the backdoor area of the kitchen, half hidden.
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Empatika Bespoke Fitted Furniture
8 years ago
I have a large recycling bin, a rubbish bin and a compost bin, all nicely hidden behind a door under my sink.... for the last 6 months that is, before I used to have this horrible bag hanging off my door, another recycling bag and a compost bin, what a mess it was...
joannemorrison99
8 years ago
All my rubbish gets taken outside to the appropriate bin. Usually by me as no one else in the house can be bothered and dump there rubbish on the worktop in the utility room. I would have to empty and sort the bins if they were inside anyway. At least this way putting it outside as I go saves space and smells inside.
eehchristie
8 years ago
Always hidden and deliberately small. I have never understood the common practice of a giant bin in a kitchen. Seems just lazy to me. Rubbish should be taken outside very frequently, not left to rot indoors. And so many people never clean the actual bin. Conversely, I do have a giant recycling bin indoors. Its contents are clean and bulky - that's why it is big.
tracy817
8 years ago
We never liked the bins indoors, and recently decided to get rid of them, apart from a tiny compost bin for kitchen waste that is emptied most days. Other rubbish is taken straight outside to the appropriate bin or recycling box. I'm not saying it's a perfect solution, but at least I don't have to look at the bins anymore, or sacrifice a cupboard just to store rubbish.
User
8 years ago
I have 2 - one in the larder, one as a roll out in the island.
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burlanes interiors
8 years ago
We always suggest a hidden bin and a lot of the time our clients choose to have it as a pull out in an island; unobtrusive and practical.

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