1. NEXT TO THE SINK AND DISHWASHER
'I would always advise having the trash next to the kitchen sink and dishwasher, but also close to the food prep area,' says Lucy Searle. 'Doing so means that when you are prepping food, you can easily and quickly dispose of everything from tins to peelings, and when you are clearing away meals, you can easily clean plates of leftover food that you're not saving before rinsing and transferring them to the dishwasher.
2. UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK
One of the best trash can kitchen storage ideas we have seen is having it attached to the inside of a cabinet door, ideally the cabinet under the sink, as then it'll be away from any cookware. This keeps the trash hidden, minimizing odors and helping make your home smell nice.
3. IN A TILT-OUT CABINET
If you hate taking out the trash, this might make it less of an ordeal. As well as being easy to use, a tilt-out cabinet, available at Wayfair gives you additional storage space with extra drawers, perhaps for storing spare trash bags and trash can odor eliminators, at Walmart. Another benefit of this option is that it provides some countertop space, and while you may not want to store items you use for cooking right next to the trash, it's useful extra space for cookbooks and catchalls to help keep your kitchen organized.
'I recommend a stainless steel or wood tilt-out cabinet,' says New York-based interior designer Artem Kropovinsky. 'For a more sophisticated look, choose a tilt-out cabinet that matches your kitchen cabinets. This option provides a luxurious feel as well as the extra storage space,' he adds.
4. IN A PULL-OUT DRAWER IN YOUR 'CLEAN-UP' ZONE
Waste is incredibly important to think about when planning your kitchen layout ideas, enthuses Jackie Schagen of Jackie Schagen Design. Creating zones, for example, a cooking area, a social area, and a clean-up area, can help break it up, making planning out the space easier and ultimately giving you a more functional space that allows more people to use the kitchen at once.
5. TUCKED INTO A NOOK
'If your small kitchen layout makes it hard to hide your trash can, I'd always try to tuck it into a nook or corner,' says Zara Stacey. 'It totally depends on the shape of your kitchen, but if you can tuck it into any corner or unused space, this stops it from being the first thing the eye lands on. Personally, I think it's much better to have a hub for the main trash can and recycling rather than having them in different places, as it saves you walking back and forth.'