Dual 8-Gallon Step Trash Can with Soft-Close Lids, Cloud White

Sorting recycling only works if the recycling bin is standing right next to the trash bin. This one solves that by putting both in a single unit, each side with its own 30 liter compartment, which is 8 gallons per side and 16 gallons total.

Each lid has its own foot pedal, so you can open either side hands-free while you are holding a cutting board or a dripping can. The hinges are soft-close, which means the lid settles instead of clanging, and that is not just a comfort feature. A quiet can is a can you can use at night in an open kitchen without waking the house. When you are working through a bigger job and want a lid to stay open, lift it by hand to 90 degrees and it props there.

Both compartments have a removable inner bucket with handles. That is the detail that makes a double can practical over time, since you can carry one side out without dragging the whole unit, and you can rinse a bucket in the utility sink when something leaks. A bag retainer ring holds the liner in place so it does not slide down inside the bucket and disappear under the trash. Fifteen trash bags come with it, and it takes separately sold 8 gallon bags in code H after that.

Built-in scent pods sit inside the lids to help neutralize odors, which is worth having on the side that gets food waste. The body is stainless steel in a cloud white finish, and the lids are chamfered rather than flat, so the unit reads as a clean rectangle against a cabinet run. Double side handles on the outer bin let you pick the whole thing up and move it when you are cleaning the floor behind it.