Best pop-up laundry hamper

Stay ahead of your wash day with a pop-up laundry hamper. Besides keeping your laundry organized, they fold flat for easy storage.

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Getting the right pop-up laundry hamper can brighten up your laundry days and make your work much easier. These hampers pop-up to sizeable laundry baskets and collapse flat whenever not in use for convenient storage. As such, they make a great choice for small apartments or transporting laundry to and from the washing area. Whether you have a dedicated laundry room or a small space in your bedroom or bathroom, we have a brilliant collection of pop-up laundry hampers that will keep your dirty clothes in one place until it's wash day.

Staff pick

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Handy Laundry Store mesh pop-up laundry hamper

A great choice for saving space

This affordable option is perfect for times when you have extra laundry to deal with, have guests staying with you, or when you're traveling. Made from a mesh material, this hamper offers free air circulation to eliminate moisture and odor. Its collapsible nature makes it ideal for college students, traveling, tiny apartments, or any other place with limited space. It's available in a range of lovely colors.

Double trouble

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Simple Houseware double laundry hamper with lid

Comes with removable laundry bags

Available in black, brown, pink, dark and light grey, blue and beige, this lidded hamper is a classic way to subtly store your dirty laundry until you get a chance to wash it. It has two sections so you can separate your light clothes from the others. I also really like that it collapses for easy storage, has a lid to keep everything looking neat, and that each section is removable for easy laundry transportation. 

Variety of patterns

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DOKEHOM large laundry basket

Not all laundry hampers have to look ugly or plastic

This basket by Dokehom is available in several beautiful patterns so it fits in with your style. It is lightweight and portable, made from breathable cotton fabric, and has a bonus waterproof lining. Since it has a collapsible design, you don't need to use it all the time, and the handles offer easy portability. The basket has a sturdy frame, and it even stands on its own when empty. For people who love a dash of color, this hamper is an absolute win. 

Very neutral

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AmazonBasics foldable laundry basket hamper

A perfect fit for almost any space

This budget option is brilliant for spare rooms and occasional use. Designed to fit into a closet, this canvas option can fold down when not in use, which makes it a great space-saving solution. This hamper is beige with dark brown trim, meaning it will blend into most room decor.

Flat storage

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Household Essentials pop-up hamper

A spring wire frame makes it easy to pop-up or collapse

When you have limited space, you need the space more than the hamper. Then again, you want the hamper to keep dirty clothes organized. This circular space-saving hamper solves that dilemma. It springs open into a large laundry basket and collapses flat when not in use. The breathable mesh enhances airflow, which combats odors. Convenient straps make it easy to carry to and from the laundry area.  

Perfect for kids and teens

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Smart Design deluxe pop up hamper

Convenient top for loading and bottom for offloading

This is an over-the-door hamper that you can discreetly hang to save tons of space. The large opening at the top makes for easy loading, and the zipper opening at the bottom is for fun and hassle-free offloading. So, you don't have to bring it down to offload; just open the zipper and empty it. Also, the adjustable hanging strap means you can hook it higher or lower depending on the user.

Twin compartments

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Simple Houseware pop-up laundry hamper

Separate your darks from your lights

Preparing for wash day in advance makes the day less of a chore. The simplest way to do so is by using Simple Houseware's hamper with twin compartments to help you separate dark and light clothes or extremely dirty from lightly soiled ones. The mesh construction allows air to circulate freely, eliminating laundry odor or moisture build-up. When it's not in use, you can collapse it flat and store it. 

Pop open and store your clothes

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If how and where to store dirty clothes has always been a challenge, our best pick, Handy Laundry Store's mesh pop-up laundry hamper, will sort out that for you. It stores flat, meaning you can conveniently collapse it by just twisting the flexible, lightweight frame. It's super portable with mesh construction for excellent airflow and odor control.

We also love Simple Houseware's double laundry hamper. It's a solid choice complete with a lid — so you can ignore what's in the hamper until you have the time to deal with it. The two different sections allow you to pre-sort your dark and lights, saving you time in the long run.

If you're not worried about seeing your laundry, one lidless option we like is the AmazonBasics foldable laundry basket hamper; this is an attractive hamper that won't ruin the aesthetics of your bedroom. 

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Grace Monene is an avid writer with an eye for home and office improvement. She's got a knack for finding the best little things that will improve the quality of in and outdoor living. If she's not writing, she is reading or testing out new technology.