Two way trash pull-out

17 years ago

We are thinking about putting our pull out trash at the end of the island closest to range. If it is accessible from both sides of the island, then it would be availble to the prep and baking zones and clean up zone. However, we're not sure how the two way trash pull outs look since the doors would have to be inset so they can slide in both directions. I know I have seen it on here before, but my search has come up empty. Does anyone have pictures of two way pull out trash bins? Is this a good idea? Any suggestions? Thanks again.

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Paré Designs

9 years ago

I am currently working on a kitchen design and want to incorporate a two way trash pull out. Did you use a store bought insert for this application or was this something your contractors created on site? If store bought, would you share the brand/store/link to the product? Thanks!

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loves2cook4six
17 years ago
ME!! I have a two way pullout in my peninsula. When we did it 2 yrs ago we could not find extension glides that were full extension on both sides so ours come out 3/4 of the way on each side.

Our doors are overlays and you open the door and pull out the trash cans which actually sit in a deep drawer.

Pro's - you have access to 2 trash cans. We keep the one on the prep side for recyclables and the one on the clean up side for garbage but you can actually throw stuff into the one at the back if you aim more carefully ;-)

Con's - Price. It may be cheaper to just have a trash can on either side

Our cabinets are custom built so we had a few extra inches of accessible space from the cleanup side than on the prep side which is in a U. We used those extra inches to create storage for a step stool.

Cleanup side

If you look between the trash and the dishwasher you can see the storage section. It has a huge cutting board in there in that picture.

prep side

The drawer above the trash is only accessible from the prep side.
sweeby
17 years ago
If it's at the end of the island, you could have it pull out toward the range.
A bit unconventional, but very functional.
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loves2cook4six
17 years ago
Sweeby's idea is way better.
bpotts44
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks for the pics loves2cook4six. Very cool. Sweeby, that is a great idea, but I think it might take more space in the island...and my island is already really tight. I will only have one 18" drawer stack with the trash, so if I put the opening toward the range, I would lose 3". Does a double trash pull out need to be 24" deep? Maybe it will be worth the 3" though. Thanks for the idea!

Any other pictures of the two-way trash? Has any one done one with an inset door (not sure if thats the right term) instead of the overlay like lovestocook.

Thanks again.
claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Mine is at the end of my island, and I love it there. It's across from my pull-out cutting board, which is next to my range.

I put it there so it could also be accessed from both sides of the kitchen, so there are two, with toekicks.
Sonya Odermatt
3 years ago
You could do a cutout hole that closes on top of island also