DIY Untippable Car Trash Can Setup
For cars, minivans, SUVs and so on that have a flat area on the floor.
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My family has been using this setup for many years (sometime before 2006, for sure, and many years before that). When I was doing one of my usual searches for useful inventions at Amazon in May of 2019, it looked like people were still buying inferior car trash can contraptions and complaining about them.
Our first attempt at this setup was to put a small trash can (vanity wastebasket) in a mini crate from a dollar store. That was OK, the crate kept the wastebasket from falling over, but the wind would get up under the bag if the windows were down, so we put a couple of small bungee cords around the can (linked together). Those cords were later replaced with a single 24 inch bungee cord. The crate eventually needed to be replaced, so we bought a cheap mini crate from Home Depot. This is what our setup looks like now:
Below is a list of what you'll need if you want to have a similar setup:
- Mini crate. It stops the trash can from tipping over. When I measure the crate we have, I get 8 ½ inches side to side, 7 ¼ inches front to back, and 6 inches high. The Home Depot web site claims it's 7-1/2 in. L by 6.25 in. H by 7.735 in. W. The Storex mini crates at Amazon (#ad) are 9 x 7.75 x 6 inches. The Sterilite mini crates at Amazon (#ad) are 9 x 7.9 x 6.1 inches.
- Small rectangular trash can (vanity wastebasket). Our trash can at the opening (larger than the bottom) is 9 inches inches side to side, 6 ½ inches front to back, and 10 inches high. The Rubbermaid 6 quart vanity wastebaskets at Amazon (#ad) are 9 x 7 x 10 inches. Those small Rubbermaid trash cans are very similar to what we are using.
- 8 gallon medium garbage bags. Large enough so I can easily tie up the bag even if the can is stuffed full. We buy our bags at a grocery store called Harris Teeter, but you can buy similar bags at Amazon (#ad). I don't like rolls of perforated bags that you have to rip apart. Scented bags give me a headache, so it's always unscented for me.
- 24 inch bungee cord. We were originally using a couple of small bungee cords strung together that we had lying around. While fumbling around with those two little bungee cords, the sharp hooks would sometimes rip the bag or poke me in the finger. Years later, while at a dollar store, I stumbled upon a 24 inch bungee cord that had plastic hooks (#ad). I thought it would fit around the little trash can perfectly and it did. No more ripped bags or poked fingers.
Summary: mini crate (#ad), 6 quart wastebasket (#ad), 8 gallon medium garbage bags (#ad), and 24 inch bungee cord with plastic hooks (#ad).
With this setup, our small trash can has never fallen over. No guarantees that it will work for you, but I don't see why it wouldn't if you buy items that are similar to what we use. As it says at the bottom of the page, use this setup at your own risk.
Although I call this setup “untippable,” I'm talking about our experiences with vehicle movement. No sharp curve we have taken has ever knocked it over. No one reaching back to throw something away has ever knocked it over. I'm sure a pet or a child having a tantrum could kick it over, but they're supposed to be belted in while the vehicle is moving. If a child or pet is hopping around the car while you are driving, you have bigger problems.
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Use this trash can setup at your own risk. If you get into an accident, just like any other loose object in your vehicle, it could fly up and hit somebody and hurt them or even kill them.