I mean, almost every indoor bin can be BIFL… as long as your not smashing it with a hammer.
My $15 bin from the local store is going on 12 years and all it takes is a little dish soap and a rag to clean it and make it look like the day i bought it.
The trick is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). Buy something that has the lowest mechanical and electrical complexity for the task you need it to do, and it’s exponentially more likely to outlive you.
A bin with one spring and a plastic latch that keeps the lid open can easily last 50+ years.
Bonus points if you just get a bin with a hinge and a plastic lid that you just manually lift up. Don’t break it and it will never break.
Do not: but a motion sensing auto opening bin with electrical motors and some ridiculous auto refilling bag feature.
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Reply to Hailo bins: 40 years old (left) and 1 month old (right) by xKobito
I mean, almost every indoor bin can be BIFL… as long as your not smashing it with a hammer.
My $15 bin from the local store is going on 12 years and all it takes is a little dish soap and a rag to clean it and make it look like the day i bought it.
The trick is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). Buy something that has the lowest mechanical and electrical complexity for the task you need it to do, and it’s exponentially more likely to outlive you.
A bin with one spring and a plastic latch that keeps the lid open can easily last 50+ years.
Bonus points if you just get a bin with a hinge and a plastic lid that you just manually lift up. Don’t break it and it will never break.
Do not: but a motion sensing auto opening bin with electrical motors and some ridiculous auto refilling bag feature.