Because kitchens are often the centre of activity in the home, they generate a lot of waste. So what’s the best way to go about disposing of kitchen waste? One obvious and essential way of making sure that your kitchen is tidy, neat, and sanitary is through the use of kitchen bins. They are functional and a central factor in the structure of a well designed kitchen. For this reason, they need to be attractive, tasteful and serviceable as well. Continue on for more information on the I’m Rubbish kitchen bin.

Kitchen Bins: Made of Top Grade Materials

It is important that kitchen bins are made of top grade materials and that they contain a hard covering that is capable of protecting them from being disfigured or broken – if the bin looks good, it can make your entire kitchen look more appealing. These days, kitchen refuse or recycling bins are predominantly composed of two kinds of materials: different plastics or galvanised metal. At this time, the most commonly used material for building them is stainless steel. This is because of its outstanding properties, like anti-oxidation materials. And although these types of bins themselves are created out of plastic, their flaps are still traditionally manufactured out of stainless steel.

Kitchen Bins: The Two Major Types

There are two major types of kitchen bins available, refuse and recycling bins. Recycling bins are used for storing sterile-type things, while a refuse bin is made to store ordinary foul smelling and messy kitchen waste which can produce odours in just a very short time. However, a kitchen bin is sealed completely so that these odours can’t easily escape. Typically, it will have one compartment that a black trash bag fits into and open by means of a flap lid and usually contain a pushable pedal for opening it without having to make much contact with the rubbish inside the bin. In contrast to refuse bins, kitchen recycling bins are usually divided into 2 – 3 compartments so that various kinds of items (paper, plastic, glass, or cans) can be recycled.

More Information on Kitchen Bins

I’m Rubbish has a kitchen bin that’s appropriate for any style of kitchen. Our main objective is to strike a balance between the design aspect and the practicality of your kitchen. Because we are the country’s leading provider of bins to many international conglomerates, schools and domestic customers as well, we can offer our products at a reasonable price. Our enormous assortment of brand name and industry leading waste bins, kitchen bins, recycling bins and litter bins has been recognised for outstanding quality and value. Therefore, we can offer you the best prices on our single units and better prices if purchased in multiple units. If you have question concerning our kitchen bins or other rubbish disposal products, please contact us. We will be pleased to advise you.

The kitchen bin has the distinction of being the most used bin in the home, but that doesn’t mean it can’t look good. But good kitchen bin design is also about practicality. Kitchen bins need a good lid, and a practical method of getting it open. Here are some of the latest bin designs with some of the most stylish and practical solutions for the kitchen bin.

Soft Touch Bin

The soft touch bin opens with the lightest of touches and is available in two sizes, 40 litres and 60 litres. With a brushed stainless steel body that is finger print resistant, this designer bin is easy to clean and has a detachable lid and base for easy emptying.

Smart Sensor Operated Bin

This sensor bin opens as you approach allowing hands-free use. In a designer shape, the auto shut lid closes gently on its own, preventing you from ever having to handle the bin. Available in three sizes, 30 litre, 40 litre and 60 litre sizes, this sensor bin is highly fashionable and sits well in any contemporary kitchen.

Designer Pedal Operated Bins

These funky looking modern pedal bins come in 6 colours. With designer looks, these pedal operated bins are practical as well as stylish. With a variety of colours available, including, powder blue, red, blue, black, cream, silver grey, stainless steel and matt, these bins will fit in any modern kitchen.

Brabantia Push Bin (50 Ltr)

The leading designer bin company, this Brabantia designed kitchen bin is one of the best looking bins on the market. Made with the highest quality steel, this stylish and designer bin is also practical and easy to empty.

Retro Push Bin

For those who have a style that hankers over yesteryear, these retro bins are funky and attractive. These baby blue bins have a cute look, are push operated and are easy to clean.

There is nothing worse than a smelly bin. If it’s outside the home it can cause a nuisance to neighbours, attract vermin and make your home unpleasant to visitors, while a stinky bin inside the home will make the whole house smell and can take ages to air.

The biggest weapon against bin smells is the bin lid, a poorly fitting lid is the cause of many unnecessary bin smells. If a kitchen or exterior bin has a decent lid then the majority of smells can be avoided. These types of bin often contain the smelliest of waste such as kitchen scraps, soiled nappies and so on, but if they are stored in a receptacle with a tight enough lid the smells shouldn’t creep out.

Kitchen bins, for instance need to have a decent lid that fits snugly, this does have the problem of having to frequently open the bin, but an open bin in the kitchen will stink in next to no time. Nappy bins are another example and these have snugly-fitting lids to ensure no unpleasant smells escape.

Keeping a bin clean is another cause for bin smells and often they can get neglected when it comes to cleaning. Both the interior and exterior of a bin needs cleaning on a regular basis, many people give them a good wipe with a damp cloth every time they are emptied and normally this is enough to ensure they stay clean.

For bins which have to endure a lot of smelly waste, bin deodorizers will help prevent the smells from becoming too overpowering when the bin is emptied. Bin deodorizers are good for kitchen bins too if you have been cooking with stronger smelling ingredients than usual.

Another sure-fire way of reducing bin smells is to ensure they are emptied frequently enough. Food waste that has been left for a week is going to have become rotten and will inevitably smell, so ensuring the kitchen bin is emptied on a frequent enough basis will reduce the risks of bin smells  causing the house to stink.

The busiest area of the home is undoubtedly the kitchen. It is the location where most of the household tasks are completed: cooking, cleaning and washing clothes etc. And the kitchen is also the area that contains the busiest bin in the home.

Kitchen bins are the most important bin around the home. Not just because they are so busy, but nearly every type of waste, including food, is disposed into them. Food waste, in particular, can cause problems with smells, so ensuring the kitchen bin is appropriate will prevent your home from having nasty odours about the place.

The one essential aspect of a kitchen bin is therefore the lid. The lid will prevent any odours from escaping so all bins for the kitchen should have one, but the lid itself can cause its own problems.

A lot of what we do in the kitchen involves food and when we dispose of food waste this means we have to raise the bin lid, and the bin is not the most hygienic object in the home, no matter how often it’s cleaned. The result is that most of us spend our time going to and fro from the sink, every time we have used the bin.

There are several solutions to this problem but the traditional methods have their own problems. The first is the trusty pedal bin which has been around for years. The foot pedal raises the lid so you don’t have to handle the bin but the downside is that you have to feel around for the pedal which can be cumbersome in the middle of cooking.

Another method has been the swing lid where the weight of the food dropped into the bin causes the lid to swing out of the way. This, however, means the lid is never snugly fitted as it needs to be loose enough to swing and it can get very grubby with all that food bouncing off it.

A more modern and practical solution is the sensor bin. These kitchen bins have sensors that raise the battery operated lid when you approach. These are ideal for the cook because not only do you avoid handling the bin but the lid is snug enough to prevent smells and food waste never has to touch it so the bin remains clean.

Sensor Bin - opens automatically

There is a growing rise in the number of local authorities restricting their rubbish collections to bi-weekly. This fortnightly collection policy is causing householders a problem in that they have to store twice as much rubbish in their homes, for twice as long.

The problem with having too much refuse lying about is that it is all too easy for smells to develop which care not only unpleasant and can make your home reek for days but can also attract flies, vermin and other pests.

Black bags, while practical, are easily torn and along with smells – drips, leaks and spills can also attract the same problems.

Ensuring you keep your home and grounds pest and smell free can be quite difficult, especially if you are struggling for space in the dustbin, but there are some things you can do.

First of all, if the exterior bin is not big enough, buy a large bin for the outside. It is essential you get one with a good strong lid that will prevent smells getting out and pests getting in. The investment of a large outdoor bin will soon pay off if it means that you don’t have the hazards that excess refuse can bring with it.

Secondly, you can ensure your indoor bins are larger too. Perhaps the most empathises should be placed on the kitchen bin which is the one that gets the most use and has the most types of waste. Here too, it is important to ensure it has a good lid and that you wash the bin regularly. If smells do develop bin deodorizers are good way of reducing the problem.

Finally, one way of ensuring the rubbish doesn’t build up while you are waiting for the refuse to be collected, is to ensure you recycle as much of your waste as possible. A good set of recycling bins will mean that you can sort your waste as you dispose of and the more you recycle the less you have to throw in the regular waste bin.

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Controlling litter and providing bins for schools can be a challenge, especially as more attention is focused on recycling. Providing bins for schools can be quite complicated as the type of bins, the requirements of them and the number needed can vary from school to school. But there are some basic principles:

Location

Ensuring the bins are in the right place will prevent a lot of littering and can reduce the number of bins that are required. Exterior bins should be mounted close to entrances, this is convenient for people coming and going but ensuring they are mounted will prevent accidents or vandalism.

Interior school bins need also to be in prominent locations: canteen and main thoroughfares are the best positions but anywhere near a vending machine is also advisable.

Size

Ensuring the right size bin is used depends on two factors: the amount of rubbish that is thrown into it, often this can depend on its position, and the frequency of emptying. If the bins are in the right position a large bin can do the job of multiple bins, this saves money, space and time in emptying.

Recycling bins

Encouraging Recycling

Recycling bins are common in most schools now as pupils are frequently being encouraged to recycle and to think about the environment. Most recycling bins are colour coded which can help people know what to go in each bin but for classrooms, where space is a concern, triple and double compartment recycling bins can be used.

Cup collectors and can and bottle banks are often supplied to schools for vending and canteen areas and many schools are now ensuring classrooms use paper recycling bins too.

Specialized Bins

There are other requirements in schools too. Large kitchen bins are a necessity for canteens that serve hundreds and bathrooms need to be fitted with not just bins for towels but also sanitary bins too.

So when it comes to ensuring a school is supplied with the correct bins it is best to choose an experienced school bin supplier that can help guide you through the process of your requirements.

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Kitchen Bins – from Sensors to Recycling
Thursday, 26th, August
Written by: Richard N Williams

The kitchen bin is perhaps one of the most used items in the household. Nearly everything can get thrown into the kitchen bin which not only means the humble kitchen bin can end up getting full all too quickly but also can mean a bit of a headache when it comes to recycling.

But kitchen bins needn’t cause so much trouble by selecting the right bin you cannot only ensure your kitchen smells fresh and looks clean but also you can make recycling your household waste a lot easier.

Recycling bins for kitchens

We are all probably aware of the need to recycle and whether you want to or not, the chances are your local authority is insisting you recycle some of the waste that you throw away. But separating all these items can be chore some, but it needn’t be.

Recycling bins for kitchens are an easy way of getting the household to separate the waste before it all ends up on the pavement for collection.

Some recycling bins come in sets with colour coded tops, this allows you to dictate what type of waste goes into each bin. And if this takes up too much space for your kitchen, you can get multi-compartmental recycling bins that have separate compartments on just one bin.

These double or triple compartment recycling bins are also colour-coded and are ideal for a busy family that is keen on recycling but not so keen on the hassle.

Hands-free bins

Recycling, is not the only concern for many kitchen bin users. Often the kitchen bin itself can be an annoyance. Not only can they become very messy as waste food gets dripped down them but also they are the number one culprit for causing smells.

Sensor Bins are an ingenius and high tech solution

Also, as handling a kitchen bin means having to wash your hands ensuring easy access is also important for the humble kitchen bin.

Pedal bins, swing top and single touch bins can remove some of the hassle but a sensor bin is perfect for a clean, smell free and easy-to-use solution for disposing of kitchen waste. These stylish and automatic bins open their lids when you approach enabling you to throw waste away with non of the hassle – and you don’t have to handle the bin either.

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Food Disposal and Waste Management
Thursday, 12th, August
Written by: Richard N Williams

Disposing of so much food brings with it many problems but many of those can be solved by good waste management and the correct rubbish bin.

The amount of food that is disposed of waste bins in the UK alone, is staggering. Shops and takeaways dispose of 1.6 million tonnes of food each year; manufactures dispose of nearly 5 million tonnes; whilst us consumers, dispose of a whopping 4.1m tonnes a year.*

Not only does all this waste provide ethical issues, especially when so many people in the world do not get enough food, but also it causes many health and hygiene problems too.

Food waste can create smells and attract vermin and pests which bring with them health issues and have the potential to close down businesses and ruin reputations.

Waste Management

The waste management of food items is highly important, especially for businesses as an infestation of cockroaches, rats,. Mice; or an outbreak of e.coli or salmonella or other infection could lead to a closure of the business – and a fine too.

Ensuring food waste is disposed if is therefore highly important but the waste management of food items isn’t complicated and circles around the waste bins used to store the food waste.

Rubbish Bins for Food Waste

Rubbish bins for food can be classed in two varieties:

• Indoor bins – where food is thrown away whilst it is being worked with

• Outdoor bins – where the food is stored until collection by the waste management contractor.

Indoor bins – these need to be large enough to store the day’s contents until it is disposed in the main food waste bin outside. An overfull bin will lead to smells and spillages, both of which can cause problems. The two key areas of a good indoor bin or kitchen bin are:

• Easy to clean – stainless steel bins are by far the best solution

• Good fitting lid – prevent the smells and odours from escaping

Stainless steel bins are easy to clean

Outdoor bins – need other facets. A good fitting lid is equally essential but it also has to be strong enough to prevent vermin from gaining access; as does the entire bin, if it easily knocked over it can lead to problems.

* (Source: Tristram Stuart, author of Waste)

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Beauty of the Sensor Bin – Design, Style and Practicality
Friday, 30th, July
Written by: Richard N Williams

The world of technology seems to be travelling faster and faster. Within the last decade we have seen the rise of mobile phones, the internet and a whole of host of gadgets, gizmos and ways of communicating.

But one area where you wouldn’t expect all this sci-fi technology to infiltrate is the kitchen, and in particular, the humble kitchen bin.

However, even the menial kitchen bin has had a twenty-first century make-over in the guise of the sensor bin.

Sensor bins

Sensor bins are not just stylised gizmos either. They make look modern and designer but there is practicality behind them as they are an ingenius solution to a common problem:

Handling bins is way of spreading germs around our kitchen so every time you throw something in the bin you should thoroughly wash your hands – but do you, and if so, you know how annoying this can be, having to keep running to the sink as you are preparing a dinner.

There are swing-top and pedal bins that do solve this problem but swing tops have the problem of the lid getting dirty very quickly while pedal bins can be cumbersome to use.

Sensor bins, as their name suggests, sense when you approach with a handful of waste. The bin lid, controlled by a battery powered motor, raises the lid and then closes it once you have disposed of the rubbish and walked away. This means you don’t ever have to touch the bin and the bin lid will remain clean.

Sensor bins are not cumbersome either. Most sensor bins raise the lid silently,quickly and effortlessly and are so easy to use you’ll wonder how you lived without them.

They are stylish too, many of them are made from a good quality steel that is easy to clean and looks modern and contemporary – and will suit any kitchen from the rustic to the modern.

Ensor Bins are an ingenius and high tech solution

They are not expensive either, many sensor bins can be purchased at a relatively low price, especially from online rubbish bin suppliers and they come a variety of sizes – up to 50 litres, large enough for even a commercial kitchen.

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