I've seen people put it under their sink, out in the open, in their pantry..

We had ours out by our sink, but I CANNOT get LO to stop slapping the lid! I think she's drawn to the shininess! Drives me crazy.. so finally after a few months, I moved it into the pantry.

The idea kinda grosses me out, but it's just extra motivation to take the trash out daily.

We don't keep much in the pantry anyway. I'm willing to empty the entire thing out just to keep my LO away from the trash can!