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it’s just a trash can, but….

Aug 28th, 2010 by Sandy

I am so excited about my new trash can/recycling bin bling. Let me explain…

When we lived in Kansas, we didn’t have recycling pickup at our house because we lived in a town with no street delivery of our mail! Yes, you read that right. Our town was so small that we had to drive to the post office to get our mail. So, we would have to collect our recycling, sort it, and take it to the recycling center every time it would overflow and take over the laundry room every week.

When we moved to Virginia, I knew that we would have recycling pick up at the house. So, I knew that we didn’t have to sort anymore, and I wanted to get a recycling bin for the kitchen that would match our existing trash can {that I completely love…sad how much I love a trash can. It has no markings (I know because my best friend has looked too), or I would tell you the brand). We didn’t want something ridiculously expensive, and we were having a hard time finding what we were looking for until we found this at Ikea.

It is perfect. It is supposed to be a “laundry bin,” but I knew that most of what we needed to recycle would fit in that hole, and the hole would keep the dog out! The problem was that people didn’t know that it was a recycling bin, and we were constantly finding trash in it. Or, I should say the boy was finding trash in it. Taking out the trash is a boy-job in our house.

So, after it being a pain in the butt for forever, I finally got on etsy to find a vinyl recycling label for the top. And, I found TastySuite. They rocked! I ordered the recycling label, seen below, immediately.

Then, like often happens, I saw the really cute trash symbol and decided I wanted that one too. So, I quickly sent Kelly, the owner, a message on Etsy to find out if I could add it to my order. She totally hooked me UP! I would highly recommend her shop, not only because she rocks but because she has super cute stuff too!