Kitchen Garbage Chutes: Convenient or Contaminating?

via re-nest

A few months ago, this kitchen was posted on re-nest. The two silver doors you see are chutes that lead to recycling and garbage cans, presumably in the garage.

Personally, I think this is a great idea and would love the convenience this would provide, the space it would fill up in the kitchen without the need for a large garbage can. But many of the commenters on re-nest disagreed and said that it would be dirty and stinky – especially since it would be food items going down the chutes.

Someone also pointed out that since the cans were out in the garage, it could be an out of sight-out of mind situation and buildups in the cans would cause a buildup in the chute, resulting in a potentially gross mess. But when you have other garbage cans throughout your home that need to be emptied, and a regular weekly or biweekly pickup – what are the chances of this happening often?

What are you thoughts on garbage chutes in the kitchen? Convenient or a stinky mess?