Bin with a lid that will fit paper bags?

April 1, 2019 8:38 AM

I need to organize my recycling better, but my condo association likes to pick it up, with regular trash collection, in paper grocery bags. I want a bin that will hold a couple paper grocery bags, standing side by side, and the bin should have a lid that will seal and keep out cats (and possible curious/hungry critters). It should also not look terrible in my dining room. I'm having some trouble meeting all these requirements just googling. Does anyone have any recommendations?
posted by backwards compatible to Home & Garden (3 answers total)

I fold mine in half horizontally and keep them in a plastic file bin. They fit perfectly and it's unobtrusive.
posted by sockermom at 8:40 AM on April 1, 2019

Best answer: There is a huge antique warehouse in SLC, one thing I saw there was antique coal scuttle, ornstorage cabinet. It looked just like a nightstand or lamp table. It had a handle on front, and the bin leaned out to get coal for your heat. The house I had in Salt Lake was built in 1912, it had a swing out potato bin in the kitchen. It was a cabinet door about 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide, with metal quarter cylinder, open at the top. I kept a huge bag of dog food in it.
here is one of those
posted by Oyéah at 9:00 AM on April 1, 2019

Response by poster: Oyeah, my place was built in 1939, so that is exactly the aesthetic that I am looking for! I'll have to get out the measuring tape when I get home, but I think one of those will work great!
posted by backwards compatible at 10:28 AM on April 1, 2019 [1 favorite]