"When we recently renovated our kitchen, I put a lot of thought into how to deal with the garbage. As a family of seven, we generate a good deal of trash (and recycling). I didn't want to be taking out the trash so often that it disrupted our kitchen activities, but I also didn't want the trash sitting around long enough to cause odors. Our solution was twofold: a super heavy-duty garbage disposal that takes care of food waste (read: the stinkiest trash) and a routine of taking the trash out nightly no matter how full it is. This has been so successful that although I planned for two pull-out trash cabinets, we were able to cut down to just one next to the sink."
"We've enjoyed the kitchen for over two years, and in this time I've noticed just one issue with our trash setup: Having the trash in a pull-out cabinet makes it really hard to open when I have full or dirty hands. Whether my hands are contaminated with raw chicken juice or they're full of packaging that needs to get tossed, I'm regularly unable to pull the handle to open the trash cabinet - so I sought out a solution."
A family of seven generates significant trash and recycling, requiring a kitchen trash system that minimizes odors and disruption. The chosen approach uses a heavy-duty garbage disposal for food waste and nightly trash removal, allowing reduction to a single pull-out trash cabinet beside the sink. Pull-out cabinet handles are difficult to open with full or contaminated hands, risking cross-contamination from raw juices and dirty packaging. A simple toe-pull attached to the bottom of the cabinet enables hands-free operation. Toe-pulls cost under $10 on Amazon, are easy to attach, and significantly reduce the need to touch the cabinet handle.
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