Top Ten: Waste Bins

Top Ten: Waste Bins

From the private residence to the most accessible public space, trash bins exist ubiquitously. Designers are using the bin as a way to not only encourage recycling, but also simplify it. A beautifully designed bin can go a long way.

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1. Victor2
DESIGNER: Steelcase in collaboration with HOK Product Design
MANUFACTURER: Steelcase
PRICE: Inquire for pricing
36″H x 36″W x 18″D

Victor2 designed by Steelcase in collaboration with HOK Product Design, this recycling management bin that allows for effortless recycling with a sleek profile.

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2. Lakeside
DESIGNER: Margaret McCurry
MANUFACTURER: Landscape Forms
PRICE: Inquire for pricing
21″ x 36″

Lakeside receptacle is designed to reflect forms found in outdoor environments and designed with lazer cut patterns as a complement its companion bench.

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3. Trash Basket
DESIGNER: Jasper Morrison
MANUFACTURER: Magis
PRICE: $31
12″x12″ lid, 14.2″ height, 8.6″ diameter at base

Jasper Morrison’s Trash basket for Magis prescribes to his design ethos of simplicity and straightforward simplicity.

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4. Ovetto Recycling Bin
DESIGNER: Gianluca Soldi
PRICE: $255

This futuristic take on a waste bin is a color-coded and fun answer to public waste management.

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5. Collect Bins
DESIGNER: BMW Group DesignWorksUSA
MANUFACTURER: Landscape Forms
PRICE: Inquire for pricing

Collect bins are a family of recycling and litter baskets that share a distinctive profile and provide basic function with surprising flair.

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6. Lunar Trash
DESIGNER: Barber Osgerby
MANUFACTURER: Authentics
PRICE: $38
H 28 cm x D 19 cm

A small trash bin for the bathroom by celebrated British design team Barber Osgerby, this white form is accented with a colorful top insert.

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7. Top Waste Management System
DESIGNER: Konstantin Grcic
MANUFACTURER: Authentics
PRICE: $102
L 29 cm x W 23 cm x H 60 cm

Color-coded waste management is sleek and functional with the Top Waste Management System designed by Konstantin Grcic.

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8. Bow Bin Base Weave
DESIGNER: Cordula Kehrer
MANUFACTURER: Areaware
PRICE: $45
10″H x 10.5″Dia

The Bow Bin series by Areaware is produced by the Aeta people of the Phillippines and made from rattan and reclaimed bins. An ingenious example of material re-use and repurposing.

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9. Bin Bin
DESIGNER: John Brauer
PRICE: $55
13″ Dia X 13″ H

The Bin Bin was designed by John Brauer to mimic the crumpled paper that will eventually end up inside.

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10. Vipp Trash Bin
DESIGNER: Holger Nielsen
MANUFACTURER: Vipp
PRICE: $289
H 14.5″ Diameter 11.75″

Vipp’s iconic pedal trash bin is manufactured in Denmark and made of stainless steel and rubber.

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