Hello everyone,
We are currently at the shell construction stage and are thinking about how to manage all the waste in the kitchen: plastic, organic waste, paper, glass, and general trash. Our current kitchen is practically full because of this.
We have considered installing a waste chute in the exterior kitchen wall to directly dispose of the waste into the outdoor bins. This would mean having five small openings with pipes in the wall, and outside, the waste bins would be placed under the pipes to be filled directly. You could simply throw the waste into the wall from the kitchen, and it would be gone.
Has anyone had experience with this or built something like it themselves?
Something like this, just smaller for the kitchen.
We are currently at the shell construction stage and are thinking about how to manage all the waste in the kitchen: plastic, organic waste, paper, glass, and general trash. Our current kitchen is practically full because of this.
We have considered installing a waste chute in the exterior kitchen wall to directly dispose of the waste into the outdoor bins. This would mean having five small openings with pipes in the wall, and outside, the waste bins would be placed under the pipes to be filled directly. You could simply throw the waste into the wall from the kitchen, and it would be gone.
Has anyone had experience with this or built something like it themselves?
Something like this, just smaller for the kitchen.
K
Kampfkarnickel30 Jan 2020 12:47Well, you’d have to build it so that the pipe is maybe stretched over the trash bin with some kind of tent-like cover to prevent any spills.
Yes, having the trash bin in the kitchen is inconvenient... we tried that, but with all the different bins you need nowadays, it’s just too much. At this point, every kitchen drawer is basically filled with trash bins.
Yes, having the trash bin in the kitchen is inconvenient... we tried that, but with all the different bins you need nowadays, it’s just too much. At this point, every kitchen drawer is basically filled with trash bins.
Trash can in the kitchen is a problem?
Then maybe you take out the trash too infrequently or produce an unusually large amount of it?
Organic and general waste aren’t usually that much. Plastic can (unfortunately) take up a lot of space, but it’s hard to believe there’s so little room for just one large bin.
Glass isn’t thrown away daily, and paper (at least in my case) tends to accumulate more by the door (mail) or in the home office.
Without planning, it’s hard to say much.
You could also consider adding a window at that spot, at least for paper, plastic, and glass.
Then maybe you take out the trash too infrequently or produce an unusually large amount of it?
Organic and general waste aren’t usually that much. Plastic can (unfortunately) take up a lot of space, but it’s hard to believe there’s so little room for just one large bin.
Glass isn’t thrown away daily, and paper (at least in my case) tends to accumulate more by the door (mail) or in the home office.
Without planning, it’s hard to say much.
You could also consider adding a window at that spot, at least for paper, plastic, and glass.
K
Kampfkarnickel30 Jan 2020 13:00Well, right now we keep a trash bag in the kitchen for organic waste because it needs to be taken out almost daily to prevent smells. The bins themselves tend to get dirty and covered in residue, which causes them to smell quite quickly. We produce a lot of plastic waste, which goes into a yellow bag that I then store in the basement, where it starts to smell because of things like yogurt cups. Paper waste is debatable—pizza boxes and similar items. Then there is the bin for residual waste and mixed smelly garbage, which usually must be taken out every 2-3 days to avoid odors.
So, large cardboard goes straight into the cardboard bin, and small pieces go into the yellow bag. Organic waste is collected in a container with a lid and taken out once a day. Glass bottles and jars are sealed and stored in a box in the utility room. Residual waste is actually quite rare in the kitchen—at least I can’t think of any, sorry. So basically, one bin for the yellow bag and one container for organic waste. No need for a bunch of bins.
So, the idea from @Kampfkarnickel is really impressive. Thermal bridging and odors are completely avoided.
The question regarding kitchen planning is also not addressed.
We solved it this way in our home. We have the Blanco Select XL 60/3 Orga installed in the base cabinet as a front pull-out. The large bin is for plastic waste, and the two smaller ones are for residual and organic waste. Of course, we try to minimize plastic waste, but it’s not that easy. The bins are emptied as needed. A little physical activity never hurts. In any case, we don’t have any odors. And there are no trash bags lying around like in the original poster’s setup...
In a large separate pull-out drawer, we organize paper and glass. Although in our case, we don’t have much disposable glass waste.
The question regarding kitchen planning is also not addressed.
We solved it this way in our home. We have the Blanco Select XL 60/3 Orga installed in the base cabinet as a front pull-out. The large bin is for plastic waste, and the two smaller ones are for residual and organic waste. Of course, we try to minimize plastic waste, but it’s not that easy. The bins are emptied as needed. A little physical activity never hurts. In any case, we don’t have any odors. And there are no trash bags lying around like in the original poster’s setup...
In a large separate pull-out drawer, we organize paper and glass. Although in our case, we don’t have much disposable glass waste.
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