Review & Giveaway: Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler

Daily readers know that last Fall, I made the decision to cut garbage pick up from our home. It made sense - not only did we cut the cost by almost 75%, the recycling and dump is on our way to the dog park, so we don't have to go out of our way to drop it off. Even better? The recycling places takes more recyclable items than the pick up did, so we have even less trash! Wanting to keep the costs down even further, we've been more attention to whether what we purchase is either recyclable or compostable, keeping our trash down to a minimum.

The only problem? Storing all that recycling during the week now that I didn't have a recycling can anymore! That's why I was so interested in Rubbermaid's new Hidden Recycler!

The Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler gets your recyclables off the counter and hidden out of sight, by attaching to the inside of a cabinet door. At first, I thought this meant it had to be permanently installed with screws, which sounded not only like a giant headache, but something that could be a pain for anyone renting or getting ready to sell their home. I was wrong though, as the Hidden Recycler uses hooks that hang over the cabinet door. Those little hooks are padded, so they won't scratch the outer surface of your door. (You can also install it with screws, if you'd rather have a more permanent solution)


It arrives flat and you can store it that way too if you aren't using it at the moment:


The five gallon bag has a sturdy outside fabric with a leak proof liner inside. It's machine washable (line dry), so you can sanitize it as needed. Because the fabric is soft sided, not only can it squeeze into most cabinets, but you can hold up 36 twelve ounce cans, and you can even fit bigger items into it like milk jugs and laundry detergent bottles. The bag itself comes unattached from the top part, and it has a handle so you can carry it out to your recycling bin when it's full - or in our case, we just use that handle to carry it out to the truck and take to the recycling area!


Even better? The bag and all of it's packaging is made from recyclable material - 65% post consumer resin - and it's recyclable if you've abused it to death and need a new one. ;)

I really like the Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler, and it's a lot nicer looking than the plastic bags I was reusing over and over! We just love that handle - we even realized we can take it along camping, and hang it from our lantern pole to keep the recyclables out of the way thanks to that handle! (Yippee!)

The Hidden Recycler is currently available for purchase online at Rubbermaid.com and in store at Meijer stores (located in the Midwest). It has a suggested retail price of $15.99.

Win it! Thanks to Rubbermaid, one lucky winner is going to win a Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler of their own! To enter, check out Rubbermaid's recycling section, and tell us which of the three products you think would be most helpful in your home.

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That's four (4) possible entries! Giveaway ends April 14th at 11:59 PM PST, and please leave your email address in your entry or have it available in your profile. US only, sorry :( Good luck everyone!! :)

I received the product mentioned above in order to try it out and share my thoughts on it All opinions are my own. One winner will receive the prize mentioned above, as fulfilled by the giveaway sponsor.