Laundry Hampers and Kitchen Bins: Litres, Width and Weight

Updated 4 October 2026 · 6 min read · 8 sections

Two laundry hampers and a kitchen bin do three different jobs, and the listings say so in inches and litres. The hampers share a 23.6 inch height and a 12.99 inch depth, differ by 20 litres of capacity, and sit 4.00 apart in price. The bin costs more than both hampers together.

Capacity in litres, not in labels

The first hamper is sold as 90L in its own title. The second is labelled 29 gallon and lists 29.1 gallons beside 110 litres in the specification. The kitchen bin is called 16 gallon in the title and 60 litres in the specification, with two 8 gallon buckets inside it.

Read the litres, because that is the figure the specifications agree on. Ninety litres of washing is roughly 23.8 US gallons, so the two hampers differ by about one extra load of towels. That single load is the whole reason both sizes exist.

The bin is the smallest of the three at 60 litres and the most expensive at 79.93. Sorting waste costs more than storing it, which is why a dual compartment bin sits above two hampers on price.

Two hampers share a footprint

Both hampers stand 23.6 inches tall and 12.99 inches deep. Only the width changes, from 18.11 inches on the 90 litre bin to 22.44 inches on the 110 litre one. Four inches of extra wall is the entire size difference.

The larger hamper is also the cheaper and the lighter of the pair. It costs 29.95 against 33.95 and weighs 7.6 lb against 9 lb. Nothing about the bigger one is bigger except the space inside it.

That gap decides placement. A hamper 22.44 inches wide needs 22.44 inches of clearance, and a corner that takes the 18.11 inch model will not take it. Ordering the wrong one is a return rather than a squeeze.

Across the range the two hampers sell 152 and 103 units a month, and the steel bin manages 92 at more than twice the price of either. Ratings sit close together at 4.5, 4.7 and 4.8, so the score separates these three far less than the price does.

Rattan finish, fabric body and dampness

Both hampers list rattan as the material, while the titles describe fabric and wicker. A woven outer with a fabric liner would explain the two descriptions, and neither listing states which part is which.

That detail matters for damp. A woven outer holds moisture against the liner when wet towels go in, and a hamper kept in a bathroom without a window will smell long before the weave tears. The woven shell cannot dry itself once the lining behind it is damp, and neither listing claims a waterproof lining.

The 90 litre model adds a non-slip base and a handle to its specification. The 110 litre one lists folding and nothing else.

Lids hide the laundry, not the smell

Both hampers arrive with a lid and neither lists a liner as included. A lid keeps the contents out of sight and slows the drying of anything damp inside, which cuts both ways in a small room.

Collapsible matters more in a flat. The 90 litre hamper folds flat when empty, and the 110 litre model is listed as foldable in the same field, so a spare basket stores behind a door rather than on the floor.

A folded hamper still occupies a shelf. Folding solves floor space and no other problem, and the weave creased along the same line every week is where the finish gives up first. A lidded basket is no substitute for carrying the washing downstairs on a Thursday.

A kitchen bin with two buckets

The stainless steel bin carries 60 litres across two removable 8 gallon buckets, and stands 26.37 inches tall on an 18.89 by 14.8 inch footprint. Two buckets mean waste and recycling separate at the moment of throwing away.

Height is the figure to check before ordering. At 26.37 inches the bin clears most worktops, and it needs vertical room above for the lid to lift. Under a fixed shelf or a low worktop overhang there is none, and the bin will not open properly.

A steel body wipes clean far more easily than a woven panel, and it will not fold away between tenants. The two hampers fold; this one does not.

What weight and folding actually save

Empty, the hampers weigh 9 lb and 7.6 lb, and the bin has no weight listed at all. Those are dry figures, so a full 90 litre basket weighs a great deal more than the number on the page.

Laundry is heavy. Ninety litres of wet towels is not a liftable load for one person, and a full 110 litre basket is too heavy for anyone to take down a flight of stairs in one go. The non-slip base on the 90 litre model is there to stop the basket sliding rather than to help anyone carry it.

Nothing here rolls. Where the load has to travel across a room, a wheeled basket is the tool, and the rolling cart and utility cart guide covers that half of the problem.

What these bins will not solve

None of the three is sold for outdoor use and none lists a weatherproof finish. A hamper left on a balcony takes on damp and loses its shape within a season, and it is not suitable for a shed either.

A lid is not an airtight seal, and neither hamper claims one. Where odour is the real complaint, a steel bin with a closing lid does more than a woven basket, at 79.93 against 29.95.

Capacity does not create tidiness. A larger hamper holds more washing for longer, which is not the same as washing being done, and a 110 litre basket delays the job for a household of four and not much longer. For the bench beside the bin, the countertop cooking guide covers the appliances competing for the same kitchen floor.

Checklist

1. Measure the gap.
2. Read the capacity in litres and ignore the gallon figure in the title, then confirm that a lid or a shelf above the bin leaves room for it to open before anything is ordered.
3. Weigh the empty basket.
4. Check whether a liner is included, because neither hamper lists one and a woven outer is a poor home for wet laundry without it.
5. Match the material to the room.
6. Dry the damp.

Each product page on this site lists capacity, outer dimensions and, for the two hampers, item weight, and those fields settle most of the decision before an order goes in. The woven finish photographs well and settles none of it.

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