Following this thread I was inspired by the use of a "standard" kitchen trash can by cutting off the top and using elastic bands to hold the plastic bag in place. So, using stuff laying around my shop I decided to see if I could manufacture a wooden frame custom made for the molded trash space in the starboard lazarette that would hold a tall kitchen trash bag. Right now, on a lot of our boats, we were using a plastic kitchen trash can and storing in various places below depending on what we were doing. Sometime it was under the salon table, other times next to the galley, but most of the time it was jammed between the port side berth and the nav station on our 32-3 which meant that it had to be moved to use the space. The actual trash bin was being used to hold cleaning supplies cause of the problem with keeping a trash bag in place which is the whole point about this thread.
I first measured the inside dimensions of the trash bin that work out to 8-3/4 x 13-7/16. The clearance from the bottom of the trash bin door to the top of the half round molding, that goes around the perimeter of my trash bin, was about 2". So I first cut a frame out of 3/4 wood stock with a width of 1 inch. On that one inch side I routed a "V" groove to accept a elastic band that I purchased on Amazon. After making the wooden frame I cut 2-1/2 wide strips of Starboard and screwed this to the inside of the frame. This allowed the Starboard part of the frame to side down into the existing trash compartment with about 1/8" clearance all around. I also added "L" shaped metal brackets at the corners of the frame, which I screwed and glued together, to help prevent warping.
To my surprise, when I wrapped a tall kitchen garbage bag over the frame there was almost no need for the elastic band or "V" groove for that matter. The bag was elastic enough to keep a tight hold on the frame. It's nice to have the trash compartment back again and to rid ourselves of the "wondering" kitchen trash can below.
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Top of frame without bag.
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Frame upside down to show the Starboard insert that goes into the trash bin about 1 inch.
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Corner detail. Note counter sunk screen and "V" groove that you may or may not want.
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Tall kitchen trash bag and frame together.

Frame with bag in place. (I later relocated the wires so as to not interfere.)
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