Commercial Trash Cans & Recycling Bins

Best Commercial Trash Cans and Recycling Bins for Restaurants and Offices

Waste never stops arriving in a working kitchen. Prep scraps, packaging, bottles and cans all have to go somewhere between deliveries and pickup, and the container holding them decides whether the back of house stays clean. A commercial garbage bin is built for that pace: a body made for daily emptying and washing, and a lid matched to its waste stream.

Capacities run from 3 to 44 gallons, so one lineup covers a desk-side wastebasket, a slim can beside a prep table, and a heavy-duty round can at the dish pit. Indoor and indoor/outdoor models come in rectangle, round and square shapes and in a range of colors.

We feature top-quality brands such as Winco, Thunder Group, Rubbermaid, Libman Commercial, and Boardwalk, and strive to provide the most competitive prices available.

Benefits of Commercial Garbage Bins and Recycling Containers

A commercial trash can earns its keep by staying out of the way. Slim rectangular bodies fit narrow lanes between equipment where a round can will not go, while round bodies hold more per square foot.

Recycling containers do a second job: they make sorting obvious. Bottle and can lids, paper-slot lids and color-coded bodies show staff and guests where an item goes without a sign. Bodies and lids sell separately as well as in sets, so a room can standardize on one size. Keep trash can liners sized to the same capacities and changeover takes seconds.

What to Look for in Commercial Trash Cans

Start with where the can will live and how often it gets emptied.

• Capacity: 3 to 16 gallons suits offices and single stations, 20 to 32 gallons is the workhorse band for kitchens, and 35 to 44 gallons handles high-volume dish areas.
• Shape and footprint: rectangle and square bodies sit flush to walls; round bodies maximize volume and clean out fastest.
• Lid type: flat, lift-off, swing door, swivel and funnel tops each behave differently, and bottle/can or paper-slot lids turn a plain can into a sorting station.
• Material: polyethylene and LDPE bodies resist dents and moisture, while polypropylene and polystyrene lids stay light to lift.
• Indoor or indoor/outdoor: outdoor-rated bodies take weather on patios and docks; indoor-only models are lighter.
• Color coding: separate colors for waste and recycling keep the system self-explanatory as staff turn over.

Shop Commercial Recycling Bins and Trash Cans Today

Filter by capacity, type, shape, lid type and color, then finish with trash can and recycling bin parts, tidy the front of house with decorative trash can enclosures, and stock the rest of the building through restroom supplies.