11 Creative Garbage Cans (SUPER GALLERY)

Even if we try to recycle more and reduce our waste, there’s no way we can eliminate production of garbage altogether. For that reason, there were always be a market for waste bins, but why settle for something hideous, or even ordinary? Since you have to place it in your home, you may as well be using containers that compliment your decor and, dare I say it, give you joy when you look at them!

Featured in the above images are the Artala Can by Umbra and the Vipp Bins in Purple.

Take a look at some other neat waste bin designs:

Recycling Made Easy - Elegant Barcode Trashcan (GALLERY)

We all like the idea of recycling and saving the environment, but sometimes the process of knowing what to recycle and where to put it is rather confusing. For example, not all plastics and metals can… [More]

Expanding Garbage Can - Growing Bin (GALLERY)

Perfect for lazy people who do not like to take out the trash often, designer Young-min Heo must have had me in mind with this Growing Bin design. The Growing Bin utilizes an adjustable set of concentric rings that can expand vertically to accomodate more and more trash. It’s a good quick-fix for … [More]

Recycled Popcorn Bags - Eco-Chic Waste

These garbage bins are corny, yet still tres mignon! The brightly coloured, recycled popcorn bag bins can add a cute, eco-friendly splash of funky functionality to your home or office. What you once considered trash after a movie was over could now regain functionality and become a beautiful place… [More]

3 Eco Chic Wastebins - Trash with Class (GALLERY)

Want to offset the environmental damage you do through your trash? One quick and easy way is with one of Urban Outfitters’ wastebaskets of recycled tin cans. The 12” high bins are protected with rubber bottoms so you don’t have to worry about the eco-chic container scratching your floors. As they’re… [More]

From Real to Virtual to Real Again - The Desktop Trashcan (GALLERY)

This is an example of life copying virtual life which originally copied real life. Let me explain. What we have here is an external memory storage device. It resembles a trashcan and for good reason. The Tempo automatically stores deleted files from your computer. As the trashcan “fills up,” LED lig… [More]

Composting

NatureMill Automatic Kitchen Compost Machine

How it works - sealed inner chambers - No more emptying the compost crock, or mixing the compost bin.  Just add food and paper items at any time, on any day.  For best results, cut items into small pieces, and add a tablespoon of baking soda to balance acidity.  Waste is automatically transfered to … [More]

High Rise Composts - Vermicondo

Apartment and condominium dwellers interested in using worm composting for their kitchen scraps usually don’t have the space to hide the ugly containers. A good solution is Vermicondo, a sleek multi-level stainless steel container designed by Levitt Goodman Architects to suit contemporary kitchen ca… [More]

Ad Campaigns

Coffee Taste Like Crap? Ad Firm Brands Garbage Cans Outside Competitor Shops

It’s deviant, and sadly, that’s why I like it.  A New Zealand ad firm has cranked up the competition in the coffee world by branding garbage cans outside competitor coffee shops.  The garbage cans look like coffee cups, complete with stir sticks.  The label:  “Coffee Taste Like Cr*p?”. [More]

Controversial Anti Drug Ad - Publicis Campaign in Brazil

This is a controversial campaign against drug use and abuse of alcohol.  It can be seen in the corridors and recreation areas of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo/Brazil.  It was implemented immediately at the beginning of the new school year raised many a reaction from the student… [More]