Really boring question but what is the best kitchen bin you’ve had?

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I need a new kitchen bin, looking for recommendations.
The bin I am replacing is a Morphy Richards sensor bin.

Ideally not another sensor bin.

I realise how dull this question may be… apologies in advance!

It definitely gets less manky than the council-provided food waste bin because it’s fair bit smaller which means you take it out more frequently. That’s really what makes a difference with food waste bins IME - with any brand of bag it’s about taking it out before it starts biodegrading (so also not putting in teabags while they’re still hot etc). If it does get a bit manky we just stick it in the dishwasher.
If you mean does it get manky on the outside from sitting inside the black bin bag then not really because there’s not a lot of wet/manky stuff going in the black bin.

A simple human pedal bin. We loved ours and only replaced it for a built in one when redesigning the kitchen.

Simple human- been going for years. Ours is a locking one for the dog. Even managed to get a replacement lock when the old one wore out.

Another one here with the Joseph Joseph Totem bin, the smaller size. It’s great having compartments for general waste, food waste and recycling, although as time goes by I feel like the general waste is nearly all soft plastics which can be recycled at supermarkets.

Pull out kitchen bins for recycling and rubbish. Each bin can be removed to be emptied and washed.

I would not put food waste in there. For food waste, I use a food caddy.

Tower sensor bin. I had a pedal bin the kept clattering off the wall marking it no matter what I tried. Plus the tower bin matches the units.
its big enough that I’m not changing it too often but not so big that it starts to smell when it’s half full.
I got mine for £45 on amazon

Joseph Joseph Totem here too. We have the 60l in stainless steel and I still love it as much now as when it was brand new. DH is another who couldn’t believe the price but he has since admitted it’s a really great bin and saves us so much space. We use two carrier bags in the recycling part as we have separate bins outside, one for metal and plastic and another for paper and card so it makes it easier to have separate bags to take them out. The filter probably should have been replaced a while ago but it’s still working well so it’ll just be replaced when we notice it not working so well.

Mine is cream with lime green inserts

Very very easy. It just pulls out completely you can wash it out every use. It has a separate lid too. Just like the new ones the council have provided. I use a compostable liner easily bought from Amazon . It’s about 3L all the compartments come out so you can carry them straight to main bins and wash them .
also you can wash the surrounding. No rust in ten years .

We have the stone colour with orange inserts. Teenager are grubby fingers and we have 3 dogs and it has worked well and hasn’t needed cleaning.
black sacks work well in the rubbish section.
we use thick brown bags in the food caddy
we use clear plastic recycling bags in the bottom

it’s absolutely perfect and doesn’t smell at all. To be it was expensive (for a bin) but it has been worth it. Still just as good as when we got it and I won’t be getting a different one.

The massive Brabantia 60L one we have now you can just put a black bin liner in. Honestly should have got a much bigger bin years ago, it's so much less work.

The big Brabantia one, the lid went but they replaced it under guarantee, had it for 20 years

One that is a cupboard bin.

People have beautiful kitchens....a d then WHAM a bin just standing there.

I had a Joseph and Joseph totem bin and it was totally shit. It got thrown away after 3 years as it looked scruffy and just didn’t work well, plus it had rust marks and the lower plastic bin disintegrated. I then made the stupid mistake of buying a different Joseph and Joseph bin that started falling apart 2 months later (it cost £160!!) however, their customer service was excellent and they gave me my money back so I still have the bastard thing.

i’m buying a brabantía next time.

Another vote for a cupboard bin - obvs you need to have enough cupboard space to effectively sacrifice one to a bin (I know some work under the sink, our is in another cupboard but the only other things we keep in there are the dustpan and brush, spare bin liners and spare laundry detergent. )

My older totem bin has been great and we've had no problems with the inserts buckets. What has been a problem is the rim round the lid that has got manky and rusty on the underside and the catch, which is further in than on the new ones, is starting to get iffy. The man in charge of emptying it has a habit of stuffing everything down until it's over full. When it's like that, I struggle to get the bag out without hurting myself. I've also given up on the deodorising insert because it was filthy from the bin overstuffer.

I'm hoping I got the message through about the overstuffing when I put teabag wrappers in DH's bin next to his desk but he will empty it in good time just the once, so I'm looking at the 40l one instead of this 60l one to force it to be changed more often, before it gets so smelly and heavy.

I have stuck two adhesive hooks to the side of my units. I then hang a (I think) two litre bin caddy bag form M&S on them.

Great "bin" - nothing to clean, nothing to empty and as soon as it gets near to being full its out into the outdoor bin.

We’ve had this replaced 3 times as the lid catch has broken.

Thanks everyone, I’m definitely going for a Totem and will get the 40L one as we don’t have a lot of room. If it needs emptying more often, that’s fine as it’s me that does it. I’ve got an offer for 20% off but it’s still expensive 🥹

I have never had a bin. Rubbish is taken directly to the outside recycling bins supplied by the council.

Reason for this… why store actual rubbish in your house? In warm weather/heated house jt starts to fester quickly. A kitchen bin is just not the final destination and just another thing to clean.

Never had a bathroom bin either. Just a pack of nappy bags so people can bag their waste and place it in the main house bin.

I got a new kitchen bin from Amazon, which is perfect.
It's sturdy & well made & does exactly what it's supposed to do.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D72NDVHV?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1

It comes in stainless steel/black/white/cream and you can choose from 3 sizes.

Because some people live on floor 5 and can't be traipsing up.an down stairs multiple times a day with 2 small kids 🤷🤷

Our big standard plastic bin had a dome lid, so it stays up when doing veg etc.
It sounds like there’s a bit of bin-up-manship going on here. Surely there’s more who don’t have posh bins?

The one that shuts inside a cupboard

I have one in a cupboard. I know some people think they are gross but we had a pedal bin that just moved around the kitchen and was forever getting in the way of opening the fridge (it was the only sensible place for it). Also I hate the thought of rubbish in the house for days with a big bin. So this one I empty it out every night (we have the 15l/15l for rubbish and recycling configuration) and spray and wipe with disinfectant.

I like that you can remove the bin and so I do when wiping down peelings off the worktop as I can just hold it one handed under the worktop overhang.

Loved this set up so much we kept it when remodelling the kitchen and just moved its location.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/hafele-kitchen-cabinet-pull-out-bin-grey-30ltr/537JY?tc=ET7&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19822795373&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPz_GCcZibD4U4kGG4tiaaBsQ&gclid=CjwKCAjwkaXUBhASEiwAZI3ds6Wm-hdvT-cNBJ7qPO6OfjMFFs1enocwfyYsnuWaHFGmfIVHW3DclBoCuXoQAvD_BwE