| If you're anything like me, you probably have an | | | | Another great choice is the Hailo Multi Box 2x 15L |
| ancient kitchen bin from a supermarket sitting | | | | Built-In Bin, especially if you have a small kitchen. |
| somewhere regrettably obvious in your kitchen. | | | | This easy-to-assemble bin can fit in small cupboards |
| You know, one of those plastic bins with the black | | | | from as little as 30cm wide. As with my first choice, |
| bag always hanging over the end because it doesn't | | | | it also has two compartments for rubbish, meaning |
| fit properly. The plastic just seems to absorb the | | | | it's easier to clean and waste can be readily sorted. |
| bin smell, and the colour never coordinates with your | | | | 3. |
| kitchen the precise way you'd like. | | | | For a bin that looks more like, well, a bin, the Hailo |
| So when I was moving to a new place, of course I | | | | Compact Box, a 15L built-in bin, mounts neatly on the |
| didn't want to bring my ancient plastic kitchen bin | | | | back of your cupboard door. The lid automatically |
| with me. It smells, it's clumsy, and I wasn't really | | | | slides to the side as you open the cupboard door, |
| inclined to be constantly reminded of all of the | | | | making it simple to dispose of your rubbish and easy |
| rubbish my husband and I generate. There are | | | | to remove the inner bin for disposal and cleaning. |
| plenty of options for more expensive, more | | | | This bin is ideal for a small cupboard and can be |
| attractive bins, but I just wanted to hide it all away; | | | | affixed to either a right or left hand door. |
| that way I only have to look at it on garbage day. | | | | 2. |
| If you're like me and you have no desire to let | | | | In a big kitchen, more space for rubbish and recycling |
| anyone see your bin (or look at it yourself), perhaps | | | | is definitely needed. The Simplehuman 35L Pull-out |
| you'll consider one of these great built-in bins that I | | | | Recycler bin slides into your cupboard on a |
| found. They can slide underneath a cupboard and | | | | commercial grade track, ensuring that it won't fail and |
| eliminate all the annoyance of having the bin in the | | | | the bins won't fall out. The two large bins that |
| way. I've chosen my personal top five options for | | | | mount on the track can be used to sort recycling and |
| built-in kitchen bins. | | | | rubbish or to store a little extra rubbish. It also has |
| 5. | | | | a five-year guarantee, so if you're looking for a |
| Something like the Brabantia 18L Built-In Separator Bin | | | | high-quality built-in bin, this one is worth considering. |
| would be perfect. It acts like a drawer, so it slides | | | | 1. |
| out when you need it, and cleanly away in a | | | | My top built-in kitchen bin has to be the Hailo Profiline |
| cupboard when you don't. If you don't want your | | | | Trio, due to their clever colour-coding system. |
| kitchen to be marred by your bin at all, this is the | | | | Sorting recycling is always a hassle for me, so the |
| obvious choice. It has several easy to remove | | | | ability to sort my rubbish as it goes in sounds |
| waste outlets, so you can decide how to organize | | | | perfect. Three bins with an 18L capacity each |
| your rubbish and can clean these individual units rather | | | | means that this system has a total storage of 54L. |
| than taking the entire set-up out of your cupboard | | | | That's a huge bin, and ensures that the ProfiLine trio |
| every time a suspicious smell emerges. | | | | will reliably store all of your rubbish until it's time to be |
| 4. | | | | taken out. |