CalicoKat Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 this style of bin? http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Distressed-Black-Trash-Bin-Storage-Table/1892948/product.html or this style? http://www.overstock.com/Janitorial-Cleaning/Pine-Beadboard-Trash-Bin/3158622/product.html?sec_iid=33017 Ideally I would like to have a two-bin garbage can to make recycling easier. Right now all my recylables sit on my counter awaiting for a trip to the garage bin. Other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH Kim Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 After seeing your thread title was, "wow, the economy is really bad, we're already wearing barrels." We use Rubbermaid, since the company was based in Ohio when we bought them. Therefore, they are older than 5 years and aren't wearing out, but they aren't wood as your choices are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 After seeing your thread title was, "wow, the economy is really bad, we're already wearing barrels." We use Rubbermaid, since the company was based in Ohio when we bought them. Therefore, they are older than 5 years and aren't wearing out, but they aren't wood as your choices are. no barrel wearing. . . . :001_smile: Just want a different garbage can to protect the wall behind it. We currently have a rubbermaid variety that has been around. Unfortunately folks in my house use the back wall to bounce things into it consquently the wall is bespeckled with ....well, ewwww! AND all those recycle items waiting for me to make a trip to the garage would get off my counter quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 In my house the second bin (with the lift-off lid) would be more durable. My boys would surely yank too hard on the pull-out door on the first bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 After seeing your thread title was, "wow, the economy is really bad, we're already wearing barrels." We use Rubbermaid, since the company was based in Ohio when we bought them. Therefore, they are older than 5 years and aren't wearing out, but they aren't wood as your choices are. That's EXACTLY how I read it too! (And for kids I'd go with a natural fiber burlap sack for the bad-economy-wear... ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I didn't even know that they made cute trash bins. I thought everyone used the plastic ones you buy at Target or Walmart. Anyway, I like the first one best. It's cute and gives you drawers that you could use for recycles. The second one's lift off top would NEVER be on top of the bin. It would end up on the floor or propped against the wall nearby, falling down and being in the way. If your house is the same way, you'd end up with the same problem that you have now with the wall being the backboard for tossing the garbage in the uncovered bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I like cans w/ a lid because I don't want to smell anything that goes into the garbage. How about the touchless/sensor type? That way, the dc wouldn't be able to toss things into an open bin but the fun of the sensor would (probably) help ensure that they'll continue to put stuff in the trash. http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Infrared-Touchless-50-liter-Steel-Trash-Can/2262802/product.html Or, here's one that has trash & recycling in one touchless container: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Automatic-Touchless-Recycling-Bin-Trash-Can-16-gallon/2603278/product.html Another dual bin (not touchless) is this one: http://www.simplehuman.com/products/recycling-solutions/deluxe-rectangular-recycler.html (We have a simplehuman trash can w/ lid, but not the dual-bin type.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The second one would probably be more durable with kids, but oh is the first one pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'd go with the lift-off lids. I can't imagine what I'd want to keep in the little baskets... next to the garbage. And the "cutting board" on top? :ack2: (Plus, it's cheaper to get two of the lift-off ones to accommodate rubbish and recycling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I'd go with the lift-off lids. I can't imagine what I'd want to keep in the little baskets... next to the garbage. And the "cutting board" on top? :ack2: (Plus, it's cheaper to get two of the lift-off ones to accommodate rubbish and recycling) I was thinking I'd keep the trash bags there instead of under the sink. :) And maybe the rabbit food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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