Brabantia Flatback+ Silent Pedal Bin, 30 L - Matte Steel

The problem that we had was that my wife wanted a bin sitting back in shallow recess. Standard bins wasted the space in the recess and stuck out. This one sits back ... it's like only the front half of the bin is there and the back half has been removed to leave the part sitting against the wall almost flat. It's like you've half a bin ... but it fits against the wall and that's the important thing.Then there's bin bags. It can take standard bin bags, but they just don't look right. You've got a nice bin with a bin bag hanging out at the top. The bespoke bin bags (that you get a few free with the bin to tempt you) fit snugly withing the bin and don't show on the outside. And, now that you've used the free ones, you'll want to stick with those bin bags. You have to buy those in bulk. A single roll of these bags costs too much per bag. Buy them in bulk (which you can on Amazon) and they come down to "well, that's a bit pricey, but I am paying for a bag that doesn't hang outside the bin".Pros: it does sit back against the wall.Cons: it feels like it's half a bin and needs emptied almost every day. You need to buy bespoke bin bags in bulk.

Beautiful. I can't believe I'm saying that a bin is beautiful, but it such an elegant shape. It fits neatly against my kitchen cabinets due to the flat back. It closes silently. It has a net black fabric handle for moving the bin around, which seems to be well balanced because even when the bin is full I can move it easily. The pedal is a sort of matt metal which doesn't show marks straight away.I bought the Brabantia size G bags which fit perfectly. The bin has green handles (coloured codes to match the bag size, I understand), which make lifting the inner container out to replace the bag a doddle. You can prop up the lid by hand when changing bags. I also bought the Brabantia 'perfume your bin' air freshener, which you stick to the lid. So far every thing works beautifully together. Well thought out, Brabantia!

why are so many bins round when this shape is so much more practical and space saving

Lovely piece of kit, Looks a gem in my newly decorated kitchen.

Nice opening/closing action, with smart hold-open action for emptying.