pedal bin

{{Short description|Container with a lid operated by a foot pedal}}

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A pedal bin is a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal. Lillian Moller Gilbreth (an industrial engineer and efficiency expert as well as mother of twelve{{citation|title=Encyclopedia of Kitchen History|year=2004|first=Mary Ellen |last=Snodgrass|page=423|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-57958-380-4}}) invented the pedal bin in the 1920s for the disposal of kitchen waste. The foot pedal enables the user to open the lid without touching it with their hands.