yep... not the worst that could be.... hope that is now out of your system and it is smooth sailing from here on....

Does it still work? Does it look consistent with the rest of the kitchen? If it does, maybe it can stay that way.

I've actually seen people do it that way intentionally, too. Does it work for you functionally? (Really curious to hear if so, since we're debating where to put pulls on our under-sink pullout, too!)

Functionally, I don't think it will work very well. Its a bottom mounted pullout and I think it will bind. Also it will put a lot more pressure on the handle, and requires me to step away farther to open it. My kitchen is sort of contemporary, so I think it actually looks funny too.

BUT, its definitely the end of world, and I consider myself lucky in this remodel (so far).

My pull out is a also bottom mounted and I mounted my handle like your is, on purpose. I wanted it to look like a cabinet door. It works very well, no binding at all.

I think whether it will work depends on (1) quality of the glides of the trash pullout and (2) how heavy the trash + bin(s) will get.

The larger the bin(s), the more trash and the heavier the load.

If you have high-quality glides (Blum, comparable, or better) and relatively small bin(s), then I think the current location is fine if you like it.

Personally, I prefer a drawer pull in the middle (of the rail, not the door front), but I have a separate trash pullout w/two bins that can get rather heavy, so it's a different situation.