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Beartracks

(13,618 posts)
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:10 PM Oct 3

Looking for a tall, skinny kitchen trash can 8" wide

I've found tall ones at 10.2" wide, but that won't work. And the only ones I've found so far that are less than 8" wide are little bathroom trash cans, which also won't work.

Granted, I haven't looked around too much yet, but I thought maybe someone could perhaps confirm that what I'm looking for actually exists. I need it to squeeze between my dryer and the wall.

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Beartracks

(13,618 posts)
13. Thanks! Perusing again now.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:48 PM
Oct 3

Amazon is where I started, and had only found tall ones at no less than 10.2 inches wide. But there's a whole lot more I hadn't eyeballed yet. So I'm still at it, but still no luck.

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Beartracks

(13,618 posts)
10. I was perusing Target's website earlier. I may have to go double-check -- I thought it was too wide.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:25 PM
Oct 3

Thanks for the tip!

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flying_wahini

(8,043 posts)
5. I use a painted tin umbrella stand for mine. Narrow and tall.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:15 PM
Oct 3

I think I got it at a Tuesday morning. A perfect fit.

usonian

(14,592 posts)
7. A friend built one out of wood. Very strong on account of a hungry dog.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:22 PM
Oct 3

I have some sturdy cardboard boxes that are tall and skinny. Meant for long-sh and skinny-ish power tools.
The bag takes all the abuse.

FWIW, I am single and make very little food waste, so that goes into one of the recyclable plastic bags (soon to be banned in CA, goodness ) I compact or recycle the rest. Not enough waste to even hire a weekly pickup.

When I read "Walden." I had no idea I'd be living like that, many years later.

Happy trashing!

usonian

(14,592 posts)
16. My life in the woods.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 10:12 PM
Oct 3

“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.”

Can't find my photo of the cabin. Visited MA, and right after taking the photo, my digital camera froze up. I got a pocket camera for the rest of the trip, and a nicer (and more durable one) when I got back home. Born in Boston, and lived in the area for some 20 years. Worked in Lexington for a while and sometimes drove past the green on the way home.

Response to Beartracks (Original post)

chowmama

(538 posts)
18. Don't forget to look at those tall skinny containers designed to store giftwrap tubes
Sun Oct 6, 2024, 12:49 PM
Oct 6

They might work and they tend to come lidded, if that matters.

Do you need something that will take a garbage liner? That might make things more difficult.

Beartracks

(13,618 posts)
19. Hm, that's probably a good size. But I do need a liner. This is for kitchen trash.
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 04:48 PM
Oct 7

It will need some sturdiness.



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