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Utility Room Trash Cans

Oh, I love trash!

Every utility room produces its share of trash. Some frustrated spouses might even say that some of that garbage finds its way onto the utility room shelves. Durable, high-quality, appropriately sized trash cans are essential equipment for every utility room. Here are some of the types of utility room trash cans that would be useful in your laundry or storage area.

Large utility room trash cans

Along with the kitchen, the utility room creates as much trash as any room in the house. The owners of seldom used utility rooms may be content with 2-gallon trash cans or 5-gallon trash cans. But if your utility room houses tools for laundry, ironing, gardening, home repair, or yard care, large utility room trash cans are going to come in handy.

Heavy duty trash cans are as big as 50 or 60 gallons, but the sizes that are more appropriate for a laundry room are 7 gallon, 10 gallon, 13 gallon, or 17 gallon garbage cans. There are many trash cans available in smaller and larger sizes, but those sizes will probably offer the best combination of space, cost, and weight.

Trash can styles and materials

Metal and plastic are the materials most often used to make utility room trash cans, though fiberglass is also used. Plastic trash cans will be cheaper, but metal garbage bins are going to last longer.

Trash cans aren't without their aesthetic strong points. Some metal garbage cans feature a very sleek and modern look. Colored plastic trash cans would add brightness to a utility room primarily used for laundry and ironing.

Most touchless or soft touch trash cans are round, but you may discover that open-mouthed, four-cornered trash cans are better suited to the tasks you perform in your laundry and tools area.