In cupboard bins

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Daisy England
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Interesting question. In all our fitting time for kitchens we have only ever been asked on 2 occasions to fit one. There are an assortment available for different wastes which in my opinion reduces the size of the bin considerably. For instance having 3 sections will only provide you with very small individual bins. They aren't cheap either. Each to their own idea but personally I'd rather have a standard bin planned in somewhere.
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Karen Davis
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5 years ago
That is our opinion but having to consider where we could put the bin.
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Emily
5 years ago
Ever since my mother had a fitted bin 30 years ago I think they are great. And I’ve no idea why people have smelly indoor bins. I’m not a clean freak at all but my indoor bin never smells! I wash it out only a few times a year and have never put a bin freshener in that when I see down the supermarket cleaning aisle I still wonder what they are for. A freestanding bin looks fine in some kitchens but if your going for streamlined then I think they stick out.
Laura Thomas
5 years ago
To hide our boiler and the pipe work running down the wall, we fitted a carcass designed for a integrated fridge/freezer - we fitted a second hand kitchen so had to work with what there was.
It means that we had a large space at the bottom in which we have stood a regular freestanding bin alongside brooms/mops.
Everything is removable for boiler servicing, plus it has stopped our beagle opening the bin and emptying the contents on the floor.
I have a small food recycling bin fitted in the under sink cabinet, which is on a pullout runner. When prepping food, peelings etc can just be swept off the worktop straight in to the bin below.
Resh
5 years ago
Had one in the last house, hated it as it was too small. This time we have two standalone bins with electric flip up lids, tucked in at the end of the island. Both houses had a sink waste disposal system too for food waste, which largely saves you from smelly bins. We also try to buy stuff that doesn't come in plastic (so butcher/fishmonger/veg shop - you can e-mail our local ones ahead and order, so whilst not as convenient as online delivery or just visiting one supermarket, it's not too bad. A lot cheaper too), which means you cut down on bin space and waste quite a bit.
Gina Anderson
5 years ago
I had a bin in a pull out cupboard at my old house and it did smell but I didn't have a waste disposal unit. I have a standalone bin at the moment but will definitely be getting a pull out one again (as well as a waste disposal unit!) - I know you can get 'posh' bins which aren't a total eyesore but honestly I'd far rather have it hidden from sight!
Carolina
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I have IKEA fitted bins on a pull out drawer that you can easily mount inside a cabinet. I don’t have an IKEA kitchen, but they fit in loads of other brands too. They don’t cost a lot and work well. We have them under the sink. Also had them in previous kitchen. The bins are small, but that’s not a problem for us. Only smell if you clean a pineapple or onions. Easily solved by emptying them.

If you have enough space in a cabinet, you could have four bins: regular waste, plastic, vegetable/fruit and paper for example.
Jonathan
5 years ago
I have never understood people spending £thousands on a lovely new kitchen to clutter it with a big bin.
I say hide it away and empty it often enough to avoid smells.
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Spencer Marchand
5 years ago
I would say over the last 5years, 99% of the kitchens we have designed, incorporate the ECO pull out bins. As mentioned in some of the above posts, this is because people don't want the eye-sore of a big bulky freestanding bin in the room. It's just slightly tweaking how you use it on an everyday basis. For instance, the ECO bins we install have a separate food container, which people generally empty into an outside bin every two days to eradicate any unpleasant smells. I hope this helps and re-assures you that pull out bins are getting more and more common within the modern kitchen environment. Thanks, Spencer Marchand Kitchens.
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OnePlan
5 years ago
In the last 33 years - I’d say the majority of Kitchens I have designed have had fitted bins - in the last few years two bin cabinets are the norm - one for food and general waste and one for recycling.
( ironically I have a Westco !)
obobble
5 years ago
Our joiner adapted a 40 cm base cupboard for a large flat top bin. He made a base from mdf, mounted it on pan drawer runners and attached the door. It's great, we have a full size bin which the dogs can't get to. Same arrangement used for a dog food storage bin in utility, but equally good for mixed recycling if you're in an area where it all gets collected together.
Karen Davis
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you for all your comments, we are meeting with one of the designers we are considering this week so will look at the options.
kikiamack
5 years ago
We have 2 30litre bins in a 400mm cupboard, which I think is a great use of space. There is a “shelf” about an inch down from the top of the cupboard inside and I think this is what stops the bin smelling as it acts as a kind of internal lid. Also, I tend to give cans and meat packaging a quick rinse under the tap before putting in the bin. Another upside for me of a built in bin is that I can scrape peelings or flour etc straight into the bin from my prep area.
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Carolina
5 years ago
Ah, see... I commented above about the only smelly things being pineapple and onion, but we are vegetarians. No meat and fish go into us or into our bins. That probably makes quite a difference too.
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Daisy England
5 years ago
Smelly items like garlic, fish and onions should automatically be bagged and binned outside.
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A B
5 years ago
We are too Carolina :).
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ARC Bespoke Interiors
5 years ago
Kitchens integrated bins, do also come with lids, i think that should solve the dilemma, if the bin has a lid, it should not be any difference between a free standing bin, i agree with above bag up smelly rubbish and tie a knot
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Carolina
5 years ago
The ikea ones have lids
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ARC Bespoke Interiors
5 years ago
carolina

it seems like your a great fan off ikea
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ARC Bespoke Interiors
5 years ago
do you work for them or there
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Carolina
5 years ago
Lol, nope, but I feel they should be paying me :-) I am a fan, up to a certain point.
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Carolina
5 years ago
The thing is, for our previous kitchen we bought ridiculously expensive integrated bins from the kitchen supplier. They broke after a couple of years. Then we bought new, also very expensive ones. They broke too. The 'you know who'-ones, are much, much cheaper and work just as well, if not better. Hence my enthusiasm.
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ARC Bespoke Interiors
5 years ago
Ikea's: products are engineered,to a high standards, they do put a lot of thoughts to there products, not all of there product are good (not the best) some of them i do get supprised from them and they are priced well
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5 years ago
carolina:

do you think i can join you on there pay roll !!!
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Laura Thomas
5 years ago
I’m also a Ikea fan! Our under sink pullout is an Ikea one.
The cost of the fancy internal extras in fitted kitchens from some of the well known kitchen companies are ludicrous prices, but I guess that’s so they can have 50-75% off sales all the time!
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Angie
5 years ago
In our previous house we had Ikea in cupboard bins. They are covered when closed and were brilliant. We collected all vegetable waste for the compost heap and had no issues with smells. The bins are not too big so regular emptying also helps keep smells at bay.
We don't have fitted bins in this house but have a good looking bin ftom Dumo (I think) which has two compartments, 2/3 recycling (We can recycle everything together here) 1/3 landfill. We have a separate food waste bin and have no smells. Anyway, if I had cupboard space I'd probably go back to an Ikea bin but that'll have to wait until kitchen gets redone one day!
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LTS
5 years ago
Love our integrated rubbish & recycling bins. Kids love emptying them...fingers crossed that will last!
GardenFairyGodmother GFG
5 years ago
I got 2 Simply Human pull out cupboard bins from Argos. ( They fit into a standard double base unit, which has a single drawer above it.) One for general rubbish and the other for recycling. I also have a counter top compost bin for peelings. It does mean opening cupboard door, sliding it out just to scrape a plate . I do miss the convenience of a pedal bin.
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Zeta Interiors
5 years ago
Hi Karen,

I have never had a client complaining about any smell from the pull out bins.

Maybe it's just a case of not emptying their bin often enough?

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