The original Autobin has now been updated, and includes advanced microchip technology that means the batteries now last up to 3 times longer before needing to be replaced (18 months).

We've wasted countless seconds when interacting with the office bin, putting rubbish down, opening the bin and then holding it open while plopping the bag in. Rubbish bin is right. Our bin is completely rubbish. That was until we got our Auto Bin. Now rubbish time is quality time.

The Auto Bin, you see, has a powered lid that detects movement in front of it – namely you carting a ton of bin-fodder towards it – and dutifully opens its lid ready to receive it. A neat infra red sensor detects your presence and signals the lid to open.

After seven seconds, the bin close again, meaning you need never actually touch the festival of bacteria housed in your trash. ‘Now 7 seconds isn't a long time to tip a load of rubbish into a bin,' we hear you say. Fear not....

The Auto Bin's sensors detect your bin-bound movements and keep the lid in the upright position to avoid clamping your fingers down beneath its rubbishy jaws. Should you want to keep the bin open indefinitely, you can always press the ‘open' button on the front. When you want to close it, just press ‘close'. Simple. The biggest thing to happen to rubbish technology since the landfill. 100% stainless steel.