
Description
Totem tiene un diseño galardonado que combina todos sus residuos y reciclaje en una unidad compacta. Cuenta con dos compartimentos dispuestos en vertical, que ahorran espacio y hacen que sea muy fácil llenarlos y vaciarlo. Cada compartimento tiene un cubo extraíble en el que se puede colocar una...
User reviews
I live in a small NYC apartment with an appropriately small kitchen. I've used small trash cans in the past that fit a typical grocery bag as a trash bag and in general those worked well with a couple of issues.The biggest issue, and the one that this solves, is the height. Those trash cans were always very low to the ground so you had to bend over every time you wanted to put something in them if you didn't want to accidentally miss or hit the wall behind the can. This made for a mess.It also wasn't practical to have two of them (one for recycling) so the recyclables tended to pile up around the trash can.The totem solves both issues. It is nice and tall which makes working with it a breeze. When open I can just dump things in without bending over, and if I want to toss something in the lid acts as a bit of a backboard that can help things land in the bin without getting the wall dirty (plastic is much easier to clean than paint).The bottom bin is excellent for keeping recyclable in and stays out of the way. The bottom bin rolls smoothly while the overall trash can is very solid and stable.The bins each have a plastic trash can inside of them which can accept plastic grocery bags as liners or use the Joseph Joseph IW7 liners for an even better fit.I never thought I'd spend this crazy amount of money on a trash can, but I have to say I'm really glad that I did.
Well, let's be honest it;s a review of a very expensive garbage can which can sway opinions wildly. When comparing a honda and a audi the criteria is going to be different and so it goes.I needed a smart garbage can that would be smart (meaning it had a couple of compartments for garbage and recycling) , that would be the perfect size, that would be easy to clean, and that was aesthetically and structurally solid!To Summarize, I needed something that was designed well, looked great and worked!The internet and amazon pushed me in pretty much one direction, Simple Human. I was sold... until I began to read the reviews and saw the insane amount of people posting pictures of very common problems that I knew would drive me nuts. Mainly, easily dents, latch breaking causing the lid to open halfway or not open at all. These are functional nightmares. It is the number one thing a garbage can needs to have working throughout it';s entire life, the latch and the pedal. If that is the thing that breaks it's time to toss your garbage can.. in the garbage... oh god.So I hit the pause button and looked further and found this amazing can. Yes, the price was steep so the can just hung out in my saved items list for a god month. I was extremely weary spending this much money since the ratings for this product are not perfect! And comparatively they are similar to Simple Human, with the same reviews stating that the lid gets stuck, finger prints show, build quality is crap, SO now that I own one what do I think?I think this garbage can is nearly perfect. The design is outstanding minus a couple small gripes. The overall idea is great. One can, two compartments that are easily accessible. YTes, please! Each compartment has a plastic bin that easily slides out and can be used with a bag or alone. My two gripes here are, if you are not using the JJ bags and have some cheap alternative that is slightly bigger you are going to be extremely irritated trying to have the bag fit nicely into the overall can. It wills tick out and look terrible.The second design gripe is the food scrap bin. This is designed to fit inside the garbage can which in theory is great however if your garbage can is full of nasty stuff (which theoretically should be in the scarb bin) then you are setting your scrap bin on top of a bunch of garbage. For the larger bin this may not be a huge deal wince you have much more room but for my smaller alternative can the scrap bin takes up a 3rd of the space and will ultimately sit in a pile of garbage? The solution, remove it or throw anything wet and nasty in the scrap bin.Other things that may be of interest:Design QUALITY:I am perfectly happy with the design quality and did not have misalignment issues like others. The can looks and works great. Yes, some components could have been engineered out of better material but overall I am very satisfied.Lid and latch:Works great. Smooth and fast. I also did not experience any problems with lid not opening ort latch breaking. The lid is plastic and I agree with others this could have been made of a better material.Odor ControlI actually find that this works well and have to disagree with others. The moment I leave the liud cracked I can instantly smell onions and other stuff I cooked.Fingerprints:I have the stone color and yes if you catch the light just right you will see smudges or fingerprints. But to me this is normal and not a big deal. Just wipe it down and you are good to go. I have yet to get to the point where I find the garbage can looks obviously nasty. I think it hides prints well.Other thoughts:I did receive the first can completely destroyed however this was a shipping problem not a design problem. Amazon as always fixed it right away.
Perfect for small spaces! Love that this has a small footprint. Also I don’t generate a lot of trash, so having a smaller bin that is easier to empty more frequently is great. Bonus that my dog cannot get into it!

