Sorted! Brabantia Helps You Recycle - In Style

Managing your domestic waste and separating everything for recycling isn't everyone's idea of a great night in, but in our increasingly environmentally conscious world, it is a domestic task that's taking on much greater significance.

It needn't be a chore though, and with several new lines from Brabantia, it can also be completed effortlessly and in style - while also helping you to do your bit for the environment.

Because the needs of the individual and their local authority vary so much, Brabantia's aim has been to provide a range of products that helps people design their own waste management and separation system. These include:

The Built-in separator for fitting into a kitchen unit

The handy 10 litre Built-in bin for fixing inside the door of most kitchen units

A stylish stainless steel box for storing and recycling newspapers and magazines

The Twin bin for separating compostable organic matter (or other things) from dry waste

Biodegradable bin liners for use with compostable organic waste

The Comfort bin for compressing packaging so more waste is squeezed into a bin liner

Brabantia has a range of waste bins comprising some 40 different products and sizes so the style, function, shape and finish best matches your needs and interior design

'There isn't a universal answer to domestic recycling,' says David Slater, sales director at Brabantia UK, 'so our approach has been to create a functional yet stylish product range from which people can choose their own solution.'

Who's recycling what?
Different people have different needs. Whether a single person - from a student to a pensioner - a couple, single parent with teenagers, flat sharers, or a large family, their domestic circumstances will determine the type and volume of waste produced, and therefore the solution they need.

What needs recycling?
Glass, metal, paper and organic vegetable matter have long been separated prior to recycling, but increasingly we need to separate plastic bottles, cartons and other dry packaging; light bulbs, batteries and small electrical items; office waste including shredded paper; and newspapers and magazines from the sitting room or office.

Volume versus frequency
The frequency and increasingly the cost of kerb side collection is another factor for consideration, as is whether people choose to take some of their waste to a recycling point. Green and food waste needs dealing with more quickly than newspapers, so small bins that can be emptied frequently to avoid the build up of smells are needed in one area, whereas large 50 litre capacity bins are great for bulky dry waste in another.

Brabantia products are available from leading retailers, including high street department stores, superstores, quality independent housewares and kitchen product specialists. For stockist details, please contact the Brabantia sales department on 0845 602 4877 or visit Brabantia's website http://www.brabantia.com.

Product summary
The Twin bin - for separating compostable organic matter (or other things) from dry waste

The Brabantia Twin bin makes separating and recycling stylish. It combines a twin-bin feature so that organic and compostable matter can be kept separate from all other waste, all within a stainless steel oval body shape that‚s pleasing on the eye.

The Twin bin includes two plastic inner buckets; one with a 23 litre capacity for general waste, and a smaller 10 litre bucket for waste destined for composting. Both bins take Brabantia's made-to-fit bin liners for easy emptying.

The Twin bin also features Brabantia's popular and tactile 'touch-to-open' lid system, and the robust oval body is made of high-grade chromium steel. The stainless steel lid unit is easily removed for emptying and cleaning, and there's a plastic base to prevent scratching the floor.

Complete with a 10-year guarantee for total consumer confidence, the Twin bin is available in a highly polished brilliant steel look, matt steel, or matt steel with a fingerprint proof finish, both with black detailing.

Retail prices from around £125.

Dimensions
Twin bin
Diameter
435mm
Height
716mm

Biodegradable bin liners - for use with compostable organic waste

Thanks to Brabantia's biodegradable bin liners, householders can now take their organic waste straight from the kitchen to the garden compost bin, without the messy performance of emptying it first.

Made from 100% natural starch-based film, the bags are fully biodegradable and can be disposed of along with their contents, and begin to decompose around 10 days after being exposed to organic waste.

The bags are specially designed for use with the Brabantia Twin bin and are supplied in rolls of 10. They retail from around £3.50 per roll.

The Comfort bin - compresses waste to make more space in the bin

Brabantia has created a new waste disposal solution that's designed to cut waste down to size - the Comfort pedal bin.

The Comfort bin has an inner bucket with a rubberised folding top, which allows you to press down and compact the rubbish - without getting your hands dirty. As the volume of waste is reduced the bin liner doesn‚t need to be changed as often - making it a time saving and environmentally friendly option. Additionally, if refuse collection is charged for by volume it will actually save you money!

Brabantia is the first manufacturer to introduce this type of compression system. The 30 litre capacity means it's large enough to hold all your compactable waste, such as cereal boxes, drinks cartons and packaging.

The Comfort bin retains all the features of Brabantia's popular pedal bin including an odour proof solid metal lid, and smart hinge, which holds the lid open if required. A non-slip base stops the bin from moving and prevents damage to the floor, while the inner plastic bucket has special ventilation holes to prevent a vacuum being created when changing the bin liner. Brabantia's bin liners, made of extra strong quality plastic, are available to fit every bin in the range perfectly.

The Comfort bin is available in brilliant steel or Fingerprint Proof matt steel, and retails from around £64 for the brilliant steel finish to around £73 for the matt steel finish. It comes with a 10-year guarantee.

Dimensions
30 litre Comfort bin
Diameter
293mm
Height
660mm

A range of waste bins - comprising some 40 different products and sizes so the style, function, shape and finish best matches your needs and interior design.

One of Europe's leading designers and manufacturers of domestic waste management products, Brabantia has been making its popular pedal bin since the 1960s.

In recent years, the company has developed a number of new opening systems, including the 'touch to open' Touch Bin. The Sensor bin is the latest solution, where simply by passing your hand over the top of the bin, the top flips open, and closes automatically a few seconds later.

Available for almost any room in the home - kitchen, bathroom, utility room, study, hobby or work room - Brabantia bins range in size from 3 litres to 50 litres capacity. There is also a vast array of finishes that include brilliant and matt stainless steel, as well as colours such as Deep red, Soft blue and Almond.

Prices start at around £12 for a 3 litre white pedal bin, to about £176 for a 45 litre Sensor bin.