“Clever Ways To Take Out The Trash”

4 Clever Ways to Take Out the Trash

Getting the upper hand on garbage is largely a logistical challenge. Any home piles and purges rubbish, but solutions for hiding it away and hauling it out make all the difference in how much the waste is seen (and smelled). A sound plan benefits the home’s owners—and shuts out uninvited invaders.

Compost Hold

Before heading to the heap, old eggshells and coffee grounds occupy the countertop. Subdue the stink with Simplehuman’s Compost Pail ($60), an 11-inch-tall stainless-steel can with bamboo handles, which uses charcoal filters to absorb odors from its 1.2 gallons of festering contents.