The one you linked looks like a nightmare to me. The cans are too small, too close together to get plastic liners and I would never cover the can because my hands often usually wet/dirty when I'm cooking and throwing stuff into the trash, that feature seems impractical. Metal seems like it would rust as kitchen trash is often wet/leaky.
I have two separate trash cans, simple human, i got at BBY or Lowes or something. For me they work well, they are plastic trash cans they can be removed and hosed down.

Hi Shappy,

Points well taken!

I prefer the smaller cans because I like to change the trash bag really frequently...for some reason, our trash seems to stink more than the average American household's.

Great point about there not being space to easily line the cans with plastic liners, I hadn't thought about that.

I've always had a plastic can, but some GWers in the cleaning forum recommended metal b/c it's less odor absorbent...?

Thanks for the reply!!

We had a rev-a-shelf system but not the one you showed. It was a double can system but bottom mounted and with plastic cans.

Ours looked more like this:
http://www.rev-a-shelf.com/p-262-double-bottom-mount-aluminum-waste-containers.aspx

I liked it. I could open the cabinet and toss stuff in easily (I would not want my cans covered for sanitary issues...I don't want to touch them to open and close them) and the cans were easy to take in and out. Your link looks like they're attached at the top? It seems like if you ever want to take the can out you'd have to life it up really high to do so. we liked our system but are thinking of doing the similarly built but taller height one this time (no drawer on top)

Based on other recommendations in this forum, we ended up with rev a shelf.

Stainless steel door mount

I like this because it is stainless steel and has bucket like handles to carry. Also the door mount is a nice option to make the trash opening a single operation. I will also install a hafele trash foot pedal for hands free opening.

We plan to use the big container for recycle and the small for trash. My cabinet guy is doing a small drawer in the space above for trash bags etc. Some people in the forum have used that space for food storage container for compost.

I have this system and I like it. It contains a lot for a small space!

Only problem is that the handle is held by pins that tend to rip the bags when you take them out. The handles actually serve no purpose and I'm thinking of removing them with a hack saw.

Thanks for the help!

Lalitha and Urob: this system has a lid that covers the cans when the trash drawer is closed, right? Can you tell me whether it's a tight enough seal to help keep odors contained?

Also, does the cans being so close together make it hard to put trash bags in the cans and pull them down over the outer lip of the trash cans?

Thanks!

I have no odor problems, but I do have a separate compost collector so most of my kitchen garbage doesn't contain a lot of food.

The cans being close together isn't an issue at all. Lift, tuck, put back in place. Oh wait, that's plastic surgery instructions...

I'm not sure which RAS product I have, and I'm too tired to look it up. It's 2 plastic cans in an 18" pullout cab. We line the garage with a biodegradable plastic bag. The system came with lids, but to me it would be a huge nuisance to take the lids on and off so we're lidless. The front can is garbage and the back is mixed recycling.

I completely love it! It's at the end of my island where I prep. It's so easy to stand and prep with the cab open and toss whatever into it. We haven't started composting again since we moved back into our house, but I just found the compost can in the garage tonight so we're starting tomorrow! Our garbage is rarely stinky. We do compost meat, bones, fruit, veggies, and compostable paper products though so maybe that's it. Wait, even years ago before we composted it didn't stink much.

I can't believe I lived with the PITA garbage under the sink for so long. This one single change has made a world of difference for me. Strange how a garbage can can make me happy..... ;)

After having a trash compactor for the last 30 or more years, we are now back to trash cans in the new remodel. It would have been nice to have a pull-out, but our space is limited so we don't. The cans are under the sink and so far that is working OK. One of the things I made a conscious decision about was to not use plastic trash can liners. Do you really need them? Our garbage goes in either the compost bin, we have a stainless dog food bowl to collect garbage waiting to go out, or the garbage disposal. Trash goes in one can and recyclables in another. I make an effort to put wet stuff, especially meat trays, in the middle of the can. We did have drippy stuff from a bean can down the side of the recycle can recently, but I just emptied the can, took it to the outside hose and rinsed it out. It sat outside for a couple of hours until it dried. So far this is working for me. No smell, no mess, no plastic. I also take my own bags shopping, but still collect enough incidental plastic bags to deal with cleaning the cat litter box. I guess if this became yukky I would use the compostable plastic liners, but I really don't want to, and so far so good. I have to mention that I live in a climate where running out to the outside trash whenever I want to is rarely a problem.

"I can't believe I lived with the PITA garbage under the sink for so long. This one single change has made a world of difference for me."
Breezygirl, you took the words right out of my mouth. I just can't believe how much I like my pullout, it's one of my favorite things in my new kitchen. Huh.