The gap beside the toilet that no bin will fit
Every small bathroom has one: a strip of floor between the vanity and the toilet, about as wide as a cereal box. The bin you own does not go in it, so it sits half in the doorway where it gets kicked, or behind the door where nobody can reach it. Cotton pads and tissues end up near it rather than in it. The bins narrow enough to fit are open tubs with the contents on show.
A lid you have to push with a wet wrist
You push a lid with the back of a wet hand, then wipe the lid, then wipe your hand again. With no lid at all, the room smells faintly of itself by the second day, and the bin is the first thing anyone sees on the way in. The tub gets knocked over by an elbow reaching for a towel. There is often a bin in the basement, bought for this spot, that turned out not to fit.
A motion sensor bathroom trash can built for a 13.8 cm gap
It measures 13.8 cm across its narrow face and stands tall rather than wide, on an oval footprint made to slide in beside a toilet or under a counter. An infrared sensor sits in the front of the rim: a hand passed over it, or a knee brought up close to it, tips the lid back on its hinge. The listing rates it at 30 cm range and a 0.3 second response. The lid then seals back onto the body, so a small room stops smelling of its bin. It sits with the rest of our home organisation gadgets.
What it does well
- Fits where an ordinary bin will not. A 13.8 cm narrow face on a tall oval body means the gap beside the toilet is floor enough.
- Opens without a free hand. The sensor is rated to read a hand or a knee at up to 30 cm, which is the moment that matters when your hands are full.
- Seals when it shuts. The lid closes against the body, keeping the smell of a bathroom bin inside it.
- Made for a wet room. The IPX5 body takes splashes and a proper wipe-down, so cleaning it is not a negotiation with electronics.
- A liner bucket inside. The grey inner bucket takes the bin bag, out of sight under the closed lid.
Specifications
| Capacity (litres) | 7 L or 9 L — bathroom sizes, not a kitchen bin |
|---|---|
| Narrow width | 13.8 cm |
| Sensor | Infrared, listed 30 cm range, 0.3 second response |
| Opening | Automatic lid, triggered by hand or knee |
| Power | Battery (2 × AA, not supplied) or USB rechargeable |
| Water resistance | IPX5 — splashes and spray |
| Finish | Vertically fluted shell with a trim band, gold or grey |
| Options | 9 L gold, 7 L gold, 9 L grey |
| Liner | Grey inner bucket |
Worth knowing before you order
The dropdown labelled Capacity sets power, not litres: Battery takes 2 × AA cells, which are not supplied, and USB Charge recharges instead. Litres come with the finish — 7 L in gold, 9 L in gold or grey. IPX5 covers splashes and wiping down, not submersion. Infrared sensors also read direct sunlight and shiny surfaces, so give the lid a clear view of the room.
Why order it now rather than the next time you kick the bin
The gap beside the toilet is not getting any wider. Every trip in there before you deal with it is another lid pushed open with a wet wrist or the back of a hand. It travels in weeks rather than days — the estimate on this page is the real carrier quote — and our returns and refund policy covers a refund or a replacement if it is still missing 30 days past that date.
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