Costco Wholesale waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 9, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 9, 2014the latest report was made
- Apr 9, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Costco Wholesale
- Maker
- Costco WholesaleMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse binsCPSC’s product type: Waste Containers, Trash Baskets or Refuse Bins (code 413), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Apr 9, 2014, sent to the company Apr 16, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 30, 2014
The product, in the report: Automatic Kitchen Trash Can
Purchased new auto door opening trash can. Inserted batteries into battery pack then installed pack into compartment in lid. Placed lid on can but would not activate. Turned lid back over and compartment was smoking & hot to the touch. Opened compartment to find that spring had bent sideways upon installing pack into compartment & was smoldering. It was the spring for the negative terminal had bent up enough to touch the positive terminal and start melting.
- Model
- EK9288BMT-80L
- UPC
- 6951800611689
- Bought from
- Costco
- Bought
- Apr 8, 2014
- Where
- Little Elm, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 38, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Costco Wholesale
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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