8 replies to this topic

[Jessi]

http://www.amazon.co...SIN/B002RD7A38/

On one hand, I want to say "hey great, that's convenient/handy/awesome and keeps the bags from slipping down." On the other hand, though, it feels like by buying one of these, aren't you automatically contributing to more material waste? You can use those grocery bags on any trashcan really and unless something is truly wrong with your previous can, I'm not sure it'd be worthwhile.

[MakingCents]

I think it's a good option for a trashcan replacement.  Not sure I'd go rushing out to buy them but if I had to replace a trashcan for a reason these would be a good option.

[mariaandrea]

I admit I'm a fan of Uncommon Goods and a really big fan of innovative industrial design. I love those. But, I wouldn't get one unless I didn't have anything else to use or an old one was beyond using. I do believe in using things until the absolute end of life. And, I would hope that biodegradable plastic bags become the status quo soon so that using a product like that for them would actually make sense. Right now I don't even have a garbage bin. I use paper bags I get from the store. Bags that can go in the compost bin.

[Sandra Piddock]

I don't have a garbage bin in the kitchen either. I hook the bag over the door handles on the base unit, so all I have to do is wipe over the door to remove the occasional splash each time I change the bag. I haven't had a kitchen bin for years. Our kitchen is very small, and there's nowhere I can put one where it wouldn't be in the way.

[zararina]

I just hang my garbage plastic in a nail just outside my door so not need to a bin. And I think a bin in photo above can cost more than ordinary bins since it was "unique" style. And also we could just reuse plastic cans of biscuits if we want a garbage bin.
So personally I think it will be just a waste of money since it was necessary for me.

[iebo]

Just a new version of the common waste bin. Not any more eco-friendly than any other, unless its made from plant plastic. Sometimes companies will list something as eco-friendly just to sell more units. I wouldn't buy it, quite frankly I think its ugly.

[Jessi]

Sandra Piddock, on 08 February 2012 - 12:23 AM, said:

I don't have a garbage bin in the kitchen either. I hook the bag over the door handles on the base unit, so all I have to do is wipe over the door to remove the occasional splash each time I change the bag. I haven't had a kitchen bin for years. Our kitchen is very small, and there's nowhere I can put one where it wouldn't be in the way.

My boyfriend does that when his trashcan gets too full and he doesn't want to take the garbage out.... lol.

I have a hard time going with the bags just over the doorknob like that because it means I have to have one hand free to make it work. It's not a big deal for tossing a random wrapper in, but if I'm dumping the veggie trimmings from dinner prep or leftovers from the fridge, etc, then I like having my hands free to make sure everything goes in easily.

[ShaNichole]

I don't really see how these would be more eco-friendly although they do use a little less plastic than a traditional trash bin, I think that these would be more of a cool bin to have around the house, rather than something to keep around as an eco-friendly option.

[greenking]

For sure it does look good, but can't see how it becomes eco- friendly though.... =( I agree with Sha...