In a new house, and it'll be a while before I can undertake any remodeling or renovation of the kitchen.
I don't like large free-standing pedal bins, but prefer a smaller caddy-sized bin mounted inside a cupboard door -ideally the door to the cupboard under the sink as I only store cleaning products there. I'd normally empty this bin every other day, using biodegradable bags.
In this house the sink and drainer are on a short wall by themselves with no adjacent surfaces. The main food prep area is on a worktop above a double cupboard I'll be using to store utensils. I like having my little kitchen bin under the surface where I prep food, so my question is: is it a bit grim to mount a bin inside the door of a 'pots and pans' cupboard? I'll be putting away food waste in the compost caddy outside, and recycling in the outdoor organiser, so the bin in the cupboard will be mainly for non-recyclable food packaging. We're largely vegetarian, so there's rarely any meat packaging.