I had it in a previous house and loved it. I am getting the double basket in an 18" base during this reno. I can't speak to the after market kits, but in general I love the idea, especially for the recycle bin. Most of my friends also have pull out trash cans and I've never heard any complaints.

In the end we had to have a smaller pullout and decided to just use it for the recycle bin. I think if we used it for garbage, I would be paranoid about food going in the garbage and potentially smelling but obviously lots of people have pull-out garbages with no issues.

Patrushka,

Like Minac, I use my pullout for recycling (one for the garbage recyclers, and one for the return/deposit. I have a garbage bag holder attached to the door under my sink. I had mine made aftermarket. Just keep in mind the inside dimensions- on a 12" cabinet you have to take away the sides of the box, and if it's a side-mounted slider...

I still haven't found bins to fit the wooden pullout our carpenter made- so I use recycling bags cuz they are big and high and I can get about two weeks worth in there before they have to be emptied!

This is the one I have and I also use it for recycling. I prefer a swing top garbage can so my hands don't have to lift or open anything. I've seen these at Home Depot so easy to find and do a great job for our family.

We are about 80% complete with our kitchen reno, including a new 18" pullout with two 35 qt wastebaskets in it. The hardware & bins are Rev-A-Shelf, RV series. Seems very sturdy and we're looking forward to the convenience!

I too am getting the 18" double bin trash pull out. The photos Ive seen show very sturdy side supports however I do not know the brand as it is being included by the cabinet maker.

As an aside, I think one of the things I'm most excited about in this reno is the foot release pedal that is being installed at the base so that when my hands are filled with gungy stuff I won't have to touch the cabinet! Whoo Whee!

sask girl - Below is a link for the foot release pedal kateenic was talking about. Richelieu is a canadian company so you should be able to order one (asuming you are still in Saskatchewan)I plan on using one in my kitchen for the garbage area for the same reason you said.

I am trying to figure out how big a trash center I want. We currently have a two baskets on a slide out I got from HD but they aren't really big enough. The cabinet they are in is 12" so I know I need more than that. I think 18" should do it.

The only trouble we have with our cuurent one is the height of the cans. It is located inside a cabinet with a door not with a mounted front panel. The top of the bins lines up exactly with the hinge inside the cabinet so they kept getting caught and the garbage bag ripped. I just put some heavy cardboard folded several times in the bottom to lift the cans up and now it works fine.

Here is a link that might be useful: Foot Pedal

Yes lululemon the fist picture on the linked page is the exact pedal the cabinet maker showed me. I viewed it in one of the kitchens he has just finished and it is just too great!:)