grey bin
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.1%), but a small market ($41K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great£16.12avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£4.86–£51.27cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great58%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay2,974.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-14.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£41K£41K/yr · 68K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grey bin is a £41K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
grey bin market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £32K–£40K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.7%
- Avg BSR
- #94
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 42%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 8.3%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
34 falling
Sellers
98
Top-5 brand share
58%
Top 20: 90%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 75%
Open market
37%
- Addis24%
- Easy Shopping12%
- Zuvo10%
- HOMCOM7%
- Tower5%
- homeshopa.com5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -14.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top grey bin search terms
- grey kitchen bin20K/yr
- grey bin17K/yr
- kitchen bin grey7K/yr
- grey bin kitchen5K/yr
- grey bedroom bin5K/yr
- grey bin for bedroom5K/yr
- grey waste paper bin4K/yr
- bedroom bin grey4K/yr
Top grey bin products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Addis 50L Kitchen Pedal Bin | Soft Close Metallic Silver Waste Bin
Addis£15.204.4★14,893 rev
Easy Shopping 50L Touch Bin Recycling Bin Touch Top Lid for Home Garden Office School Kitchen and Bathroom 50 Litre Waste Dustbin In 5 Colours (Grey)
Easy Shopping£10.324.0★516 rev
HOMCOM 30 Litre Pedal Bin Fingerprint Proof Kitchen Bin with Soft-close Lid Metal Rubbish Bin with Foot Pedal and Removable Inner Bucket Grey
HOMCOM£34.854.7★133 rev
Tower Sensor Bin with Retainer Ring Battery-Operated 50L Grey T838005G
Tower£31.734.1★3,710 rev
Zuvo Plastic Paper Bin 5L - Shatter-Proof Waste Basket for Office Desk & Bedroom Bin - Ideal Paper Bin with Wave Design - Grey
Zuvo£6.814.2★719 rev
Newest
by launch date
Addis 50L Rectangular Recycling Pedal Bin | 2 Compartment Kitchen Grey
Addis£32.0021 rev
Addis MODE 45 Litre Soft Close Pedal Kitchen Bin with Easy Move Wheels Modern Space Saving Family Waste Bin Design with stay open Lid Grey
Addis£22.9819 rev
Addis Mode 50 Litre Kitchen Pedal Bin Semi-Round Design with Soft-Close or Stay-Open Lid Large Family Waste Bin Grey
Addis£25.8084 rev
KEPLIN Round Trash Can - 1 Pack Silver Non-slip Mesh Bin Stylish & Sturdy Metal Can for Home Bedroom Office Bathroom Living Room & Kitchen - Indoor Garbage Bin with Sleek Design
KEPLIN£5.992,088 rev
Easy Shopping 50L Touch Bin Recycling Bin Touch Top Lid for Home Garden Office School Kitchen and Bathroom 50 Litre Waste Dustbin In 5 Colours (Grey)
Easy Shopping£10.32516 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
ORGANIZED 60L Touch Top Bin Large Plastic Kitchen Waste Bin with Push Lid for Home Office & Utility Room (Silver)
ORGANIZED£11.013.5★
Addis 50L Rectangular Recycling Pedal Bin | 2 Compartment Kitchen Grey
Addis£32.004.4★
Addis MODE 45 Litre Soft Close Pedal Kitchen Bin with Easy Move Wheels Modern Space Saving Family Waste Bin Design with stay open Lid Grey
Addis£22.983.7★
KEPLIN Round Trash Can - 1 Pack Silver Non-slip Mesh Bin Stylish & Sturdy Metal Can for Home Bedroom Office Bathroom Living Room & Kitchen - Indoor Garbage Bin with Sleek Design
KEPLIN£5.994.4★
Home In Style Plastic Swing Bin 50 L Kitchen Waste Bin Office Dustbin Bathroom New (Grey)
Wham£11.924.4★
What buyers say about grey bin
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality and exactly as described”
“Fair price”
“Perfect size X”
“Looks exactly as pictured”
“The bin is also very sturdy”
“Easy to handle and very roomy”
“Good colour”
“Excellent value, great bin”
“Easy to clean”
“I love this design”
What buyers complain about
“Very small”
“Breaks easily”
“Poor quality on lid”
“bulges on one side for the price its not good enough”
“Doesnt work”
“brittle”
“Will not close or open properly”
“plastic soon broke”
“Looks like it was a previous return as the bag of parts was open and empty”
“This one only battery operate”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is grey bin profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £41K/yr across 55 tracked products. 3 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the grey bin niche?
- 34 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in grey bin?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for grey bin peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the grey bin niche?
- Listings span £4.86–£51.27; the average listing price is £16.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,974 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.