We are currently in the process of moving from one house in our beloved neighborhood to another. We are excited to be getting about 150 more square feet of living space, and an additional bedroom for our second daughter (who will be here in just a few weeks!). The house, overall, is just great.
Except for the kitchen. We are remodeling it so that we can make the most of the space. The TEENY TINY SPACE. Oh heavens it is a small kitchen! This wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t cook so much. Tim comes home for lunch every day, and we rarely eat out, so we seriously use it 3 meals a day, 7 days a week.
As we have been working on the remodeling plan, it has been of the essence that every single square foot of this room be used very well. We are working hard to maximize the space. Some elements of this include good design. Other elements include good organizational products.
Which is why we have turned to Rubbermaid to help us keep our recycling area functioning well in this new space. In our old kitchen we had the floor space to simply put a bin our for recycling to go in. It wasn’t pretty (in fact, I really hated how it made the room look so, well, TRASHY). But it worked. In this new kitchen, there is absolutely no room for that; we needed a different plan, and we weren’t interested in simply ceasing to recycle. No way! The blessing in disguise of our situation is that I realized our recycling was going to have to be hidden, somehow. It would be tricky to figure out, but it sure would look a lot better!
Rubbermaid has just introduced a new product called the Hidden Recycler, and it is absolutely perfect to meet our needs.
This will easily be tucked away under one of our cabinets, and is the size of 5 gallons. It is large enough to hold 1 gallon jugs! When it gets full, just pick it up by its convenient handle and take it out to your outdoor recycling bin. Easy! The bag itself has a leak-proof liner and is washable. The bag is also made of soft material, so if it needs to squish up a bit against other items in your cabinet, that’s no problem.
I think this is a spectacular product, especially for those of us with limited space in the kitchen, or who simply want our recycling to be kept out of sight! It retails for just $15.99. You can purchase it at Rubbermaid.com or at Meijer stores across the nation.
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler!
Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
michelle tucker says
Right now we use a old popcorn tin to put cans in.
Dawn Reid says
We have no kitchen bin. I carry everything out to the big bin daily.
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Amy DeLong says
put them in bags and then take them to my recycle bin
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Laurie Emerson says
We have bins in the laundry room to sort out everything and then we bring it to the Recycling Center every Saturday.
amy deeter says
to the recycle bin
Ashlee Ostrander says
We store ours in bins in the pantry.
Teri H says
Sadly I don’t. It sits in a box in the kitchen floor. Yuck
Lisa L says
I have a small plastic bin I use, when it’s full I take it outside to empty into the recycling bin
Karen Gonyea says
Shoved in a back utility closet.
Andrea Henry says
trash bags and wire cages
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Brandi Westmoreland says
Sadly, we leave milk jugs sitting on the kitchen counter for weeks. 🙁
laurie says
we have boxes in the utility room
Maegan Morin says
We keep our recycled bottles and cans in a laundry basked until its full and then we dump it in a garbage bag.
Kat says
We throw recyclables in a bag under the sink then take along to the trash room and put it in the communal recycling bin.
Joy F says
I use plastic bags to keep everything separate.
Victoria S says
We have boxes in the garage for recycling. Would love something more convenient!
Patrice says
I usually take it directly outside to the recycle bin.
sindy murray says
I got a couple plastic bins in my basement and garage!
Lisa says
I have several large bins in the garage. We recycle everything!
kathy pease says
I currently use plastic bins
Marie C says
Small plastic trash can w/lid blocking the basement door for lack of a place to put it.
Amber Carter says
I store it in grocery bags
Paula Tavernie says
Ive been putting them in a bucket that I have!
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sarai martinez says
I have the smallest kitchen/place ever so I keep it in paper bags. Not pretty but I have a small nook where I can keep it out of my way until I take it all out.
Michelle says
Our curbside pickup stuff is under the kitchen sink in a plastic pail, and a paper grocery bag for the paper. Deposit bottles unfortunately accumulate in a spot in the corner, sort of under a table. Egg cartons wait by the door to be taken to the car, then back to the co-op. And then there’s all the odds and ends that get saved everywhere else in the apartment to recycle or “upcycle” into art, crafts, new clothes, etc. Anything to help keep it more organized would be great.
Tory Mercer says
We use plastic shopping bags to store our recycling in until its time to take it to the recycling plant.
We keep the filled bags outside in our shed.
Deborah says
We have a reusable grocery bag that we empty when it fills.
Tegan says
We keep out recycling on a section of our counter! not the best method!
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
in grocery bags from whole foods
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Angela Cisco says
We are using a box currently
Alida Rodriguez says
We keep recyclables in a plastic bag in our garage.
lisa bolduc says
no plan…. just pile them on the freezer until we go down stairs
Sunnie says
Mine is in the garage
tamar says
Honestly, we throw it by the front door (it’s in disarray–nothing actually stores those recylables), and when it’s time to go out, we walk to our recycling bin. I guess that’s what happens when you live in an apartment dwelling 🙂
Angela Hartness says
We have recycling bins for all plastic and one for cans.
D C says
Everything just sits on the counter until we run it outside to the bins. It really looks awful.
Roxann Clark says
Currently in totes
Michelle Hall says
in a bag in the pantry closet 🙁
thanks!
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Natalie Z says
1 plastic tub and the rest cardboard boxes {we recycle a lot}
Dawn C says
I have to take it out to the garage.
Desiree Dunbar says
It is not hidden, we have the recycling bin in the mud room.
Lucy Schwartz says
We use small plastic bags to put recycleables in ubtil we take it out to the large city bin that is taken to the curb every 2 weeks for pick up. We hang the bag on a doorknobin a closet. We do not have to separate the items.
Kimberly Bauer says
Pile it on the counter till someone takes it out (usually me).
Samantha says
Our recycling in the area does not take paper products, so we stash those in the garage until we get a full load to drive the the center. We save all our pop cans to turn in for a bit of cash to go towards a scholarship we set up in my little brother’s name after he passed away. The rest we walk outside and dump in the recycling bin! Would love this hidden bin!
Theresa Shafer says
tall box with plastic bag for paper. plastic bin for plastics and a second for glass & metals.
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Maggie Ann True Armstrong says
We have a huge bin next to our baker’s rack. I’d love to win!
Jennifer Winchester says
in a plastic bag under the sink
Jessica Bleasdale says
open containers that just spill everywhere
Jessica Bleasdale (Rafflecopter: JACB)
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Gianna says
In bags.
ShellieAndBrutus says
We have an old trash can for plastic and glass, and a cardboard box for paper.
Shelley C. says
I have a kitchen trash can in my laundry room for papers.
Virginia Rowell says
I have it in a can on the porch.
Danielle T says
in a trash can, but not for trash! just recyclables
jade says
in a box under our counter
Daiva says
I put them in the plastic bag until I can bring it out and put them in the big recycling bin
sandie parsons says
we use an outside trash can for cans and one for plastic
Harold D says
I don’t recycle right now because I never had anything convenient as this.
susan varney says
we have bins in our adjoining shed where we separate
KD {Mom of 3 Dolls} says
We have a big bin out in the garage.
Ger says
Ours are in a box in the garage.
Jennifer C says
Currently we just put our recycling in a cardboard box which sits in the dining room. When it gets full, we take it to the outside recycle container. It is not a pretty system but it works for now.
Tiffini Lance says
we have a bag on the floor
Veronica R says
I have a big round plastic bin that doesn’t have a lid so the kids get into it and I have to put it on the counter or outside.
Debbie P says
In an extra garbage bin in stuck in my clost. This would be great. Thanks!
Nancy says
We currently transfer our recyclable items daily from inside the house to recycle bins that we store in the garage.
Shannon F. says
Bin we got from the city. We keep it outside.
Kari says
we have a small blue bin in our laundry room, and then it eventually makes it to the garage in the large recycle bin. Right now it is on top of a cabinet and it is always overflowing. I like the idea of this that would it be easy to throw a lot of items in it, and it fits nicely hidden under the sink!
julie says
We keep it in a shopping bag in the kitchen. I would love to have something hidden out of view
s riches says
In a cardboard box in the garage.
laurie tilkin says
I keep my shopping bags under the sink and reuse for garbage, We have a large recycling bin from the city
Samorjj says
Straight into the blue bin.
Ronalee Duncan says
We have a bucket outside that we put things in
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Christine says
use plastic bags
Lexigurl/ Alexandra H says
we place it in bins on our covered porch
Kristie D. says
Currently we have a wicker basket in the garage. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Julie Bestry says
As a professional organizer, I’m always trying to come up with customized ways to help residential clients streamline their efforts. Having a convenient recycling solution in the kitchen prevents procrastination and makes it more likely people will stick with the process — after all, people with small children or items cooking on the stove or too many things going on at once just aren’t going to run one bottle or can to the garage recycling bin. (And, people like me, who live in apartments and have no garages, need to collect recycling neatly — an almost impossible feat –until it’s time to drive to the recycling center.) Rubbermaid’s solution prevents them from either giving up, or building up piles of sticky clutter. I see the Hidden Recycler replacing my own under-sink cardboard box filled with smaller plastic bags.
SaraR says
Well, honestly we don’t recycle b/c we don’t have the space for anyother containers in the kitchen. This could change that though. Pretty cool product.
Sunnie says
A bin out in the garage.
Sarah Walker says
Currently my recycling goes in the big green garbage bin that goes out on trash day.
Maryann D. says
We put newspapers in bags and cans and bottles in a large container to recycle.
Jules A. says
I toss it into a big blue bin that is sitting in my laundry room
Sammi says
i just dump them in the city recycling bin – not that pretty
Happi Shopr says
We use plastic bags and store them in the shed until full.
Patricia N says
Our city uses roll out carts, so we keep our recyclables in a bin in our kitchen closet and when it’s full we dump it in the cart. The bin isn’t as nice and practical as this Rubbermaid one!
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hippie4ever says
Currently in totes in the basement and in an unused playpen till it makes its way to the basement
Richard Morris says
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Valeta Jean Brown says
We have our recycling in a pretty small bin that has to be taken out every day!
renee says
We have a recycling bin sitting beside our normal trash bin which is fine until my daughter forgets which is which, or until friends come over and think we just have two trash cans to fill up! Nothing like rewashing all those recyclable things when someone dumps trash on them.
Shelley P says
We store our recycling under the sink in a plastic bag.
Monique Rizzo says
Under the sink in a plastic bag.
Thanks for the chance.
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Shaunda Eppes says
In an old trash can
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Vesper says
after we have washed the bottles they just sit around the kitchen worktop
Cody says
We kind of hide everything in the kitchen closet.
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EMMA L HORTON says
WE HAVE A CONTAINER FROM THE RECYCLYING COMPANY THAT PICKS UP OUR RECYCLING ITEMS
Maria Kiguthi says
Right now we have a small cardboard box that we line with a bag that we are going to recycle. That way is the box ends up in the big bin outside no but deal. Aterall the kids have to take out the recycling. Our city has big blue curb side bins that we can put everything in so I don’t need to worry about seperating.
Susan L. says
We use a large trash can right outside our kitchen and we take it outside…but I would love something more easily washable!!
Gina P says
we have an extra garbage can in the kitchen
Shaunda Eppes says
We store cans in an old trashcan
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renee walters says
I have a separate trash can for recycling. Then everything sits in the backyard until recycling day. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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Donna L says
They stay on my kitchen counter until someone goes outside and puts them in a plastic recycle can.
Cheri Dougherty says
I have these shelves on the side of the wall that I throw my recyclables in. Its so messy!
Brenda Elsner says
We have boxes along the kitchen wall for all our recyclables
Amy T says
paper grocery bags that we leave next to the sink, when full take them out to the recycle bins.
KRISTIE OBRA says
I dont exactly stow it, i put it in a big plastic tub outside in the back yard, then when recycling day comes for the city to pick it up, i put it outside.
Rikki-Dee says
We put them in plastic bags on our patio.
Elizabeth Groves says
I currently leave recycling on my counter till I’m headed to the garage then I toss it into buckets and boxes in the garage to sort it.
ColleenMarie82 says
We have a smaller trashcan by the regular trash can and the little ones gets emptied into the big roller outside
Anonymous says
i use old boxes & then take ’em out
Michelle White says
Ugh. Right now they are hanging in grocery sacks in the kitchen by the back door.
Thanks,
Michelle W.
Twila says
We store ours in plastic bags also….would love to use a container like this!
_emily_rose says
I currently use some adorable bags from World Market for my recycling, but they do sit out on the floor, and can look as you put it…trashy. Love this hidden option 🙂
Lori Davis says
Right now my recycling bin is outside on the patio because my kitchen is so small I can’t put it there. This hidden recycler would be a blessing.
Kristie says
We only recycle pop bottle right now and they get put in a trash can in the garage.
jeannine s says
i store mine in bins in the basement
tricia dunkle says
we store it in a bin in the garage
Christie Kammerer says
I currently put my recycling in plastic bags out in my shed.
Freya says
We have a small bin outside the kitchen that we empty into the big bin outside when it’s full. BUt it’s ugly.