The 8 Best Laundry Baskets The Spruce Has Tested

Best Overall

Sammart Collapsible Laundry Baskets

$36 at Amazon $39 at Walmart $64 at Sears.com

This Sammart Collapsible Laundry Basket is durable, easy to clean, and spacious enough for any large load. Coming in a set of two, these plastic laundry baskets are designed with a third handle and curved sides, which we found to be an extremely useful feature, especially for those who tend to carry their basket on their hip.

When storing them away, you can press the basket’s sides down until they are completely flat and collapsed. So, if you’re tight on closet space or don’t want your plastic bins in the open, you can easily stash them in your laundry closet or shelving.

While plastic may not be the most aesthetically pleasing material, it's extremely durable and easy to clean. There's no need to worry about scrubbing laundry detergent spills when you can wipe. We love that the baskets come in 15 color options, but its color-blocked design style may not be everyone’s cup of tea. 

Overall, we love how functional this two-piece basket set is. Its curved construction and extra third handle make it comfortable to hold and carry from room to room, and its plastic material will give you decades of use. 

_{Dimensions: 17.9 x 22.8 x 10.5 inches | Capacity: 41 liters | Material: Plastic | Weight: 5.54 pounds | Color: Black, bright blue, gray, pink, red, white, bright green, light purple, sky blue | Handles: 3}

Best Value

HomeHacks Large Laundry Baskets

$25 $15 at Amazon

Whether you have a large household with too many clothes or tend to fall behind in folding your clean laundry, two baskets may solve all of your laundry problems. HomeHacks gives you two large-sized baskets for $20, $11 cheaper than the median price.

This value set easily fits two loads in each basket. Our favorite feature is its two long handles, which make carrying the basket up a flight of stairs a breeze. We tend to drag the basket by the handles when we’re dealing with a heavy load.

Don’t worry—these baskets are super durable. We’ve had plenty of heavy loads with damp towels. Plus, they’re made from a waterproof fabric, so you don’t have to worry about mildew.

While we like the design, and it's pretty stylish enough to be left in the open, we do wish there was more than one colorway. But at a valuable price of $20 for two laundry baskets, we won't complain. 

_{Dimensions: 24.4 x 15.7 x 11.8 inches | Capacity: 75 liters | Material: Polyester | Weight: 1.5 pounds | Color: Gradient gray | Handles: Two}

Best Plastic

Home Logic Laundry Basket

$13 at Walmart $35 at Home Depot $10 at Farmandfleet.com

Plastic laundry baskets are long-lasting, and their smooth surfaces are easy to clean and great for delicate textiles because they won’t snag. Nearly checking off all our boxes across the board, the Home Logic Laundry Basket is our highest-rated plastic option.

This basket features four built-in handles (which is rare) and has a more vertical yet wide silhouette, which is great for larger loads. But its large size may not be ideal for small, tight spaces. And while it is easy to carry, we wouldn’t consider it lightweight. It has some heft and sturdiness to it, which we love. You can carry your load without the fear of it breaking.

We also love the ventilation that most plastic laundry baskets bring. Because of the basket’s hole construction on all four sides, even if your textiles come out slightly damp, you can still sort and fully dry your load without worrying about mildew forming.

If you’re looking for a simple yet durable basket to carry your large load, we think the Home Logic Laundry Basket is an ideal pick.

_{Dimensions: 21.65 x 16.96 x 18.86 inches | Capacity: 70.5 liters | Material: Plastic | Weight: 3.03 pounds | Color: White | Handles: 4}

Best Collapsible

CleverMade Collapsible Laundry Basket

$45 at Amazon $45 at Walmart View on Clevermade.com

The CleverMade Collapsible Laundry Basket is perfect for small closets and laundry rooms tight on space. It’s collapsible and flattens down to where you can slide it on the side of your washer machine or on your shelf. We even think it’ll make the perfect laundry hamper for a college dorm. 

This basket can be used for more than just laundry, and because it comes in a pack of two, you can use one for clean laundry and the other for dirty clothes (we think it can even double as a car trunk organizer.)

However, when filling it up, we recommend sticking to fully dried textiles only. We found that its fabric material isn’t ideal for damp clothing. For wet, air-dried garments, consider a plastic basket that offers great ventilation, like our best overall pick, or invest in a clothes drying rack instead.

We love that you’re able to have the classic, rectangular laundry basket shape, but in a soft fabric material. You can leave it out as a hamper or break it down and stash it away. The CleverMade Laundry Basket gives you the best of both worlds.

_{Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 13.25 inches | Capacity: 64 liters | Material: ‎Polyester, alloy steel, linen | Weight: 2 pounds | Color: Denim, cream, mocha, charcoal, shadow gray | Handles: 2}

Best Rolling

Sterilite Hamper With Wheels

$53 $38 at Amazon $63 at Wayfair $25 at The Container Store

There’s no need to strain your back carrying a heavy load of laundry when you can invest in the best rolling laundry basket. The Sterilite Hamper features two wheels and a retractable handle for a smooth laundering experience. 

The basket is on the taller side in comparison to rectangular-shaped bins, and while wider baskets tend to hold more, this hamper can comfortably fit an oversized load.

We were able to fill this plastic basket with three duvets. It can hold four, but you would have to roll it to the laundry room lidless. We think that this rolling version is great for apartment dwellers or college students who make a weekly trek to the laundromat.

Since this laundry basket is on wheels, we wouldn’t recommend it for households with stairs, especially because there are no built-in side handles. It’s the perfect option for those who dislike the sore aftermath of carrying a heavy load from room to room, especially if you have to travel far to do your laundry. Plus, its durable plastic construction and lidded design are an added bonus. 

_{Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 29 inches | Capacity: Not listed | Material: Plastic | Weight: Not listed | Color: White | Handles: 1 retractable handle}

Most Comfortable to Carry

Rubbermaid Hip Hugger Laundry Basket

$36 $27 at Amazon $39 at Walmart $39 at Wayfair

Want to avoid a heavy laundry basket that’s bulky and uncomfortable to carry, especially when stairs are involved? This Rubbermaid laundry basket is constructed with comfort in mind with sides that curve inward and three ergonomic handles that are sturdy and comfortable to hold. 

The basket is on the simple side, with a plastic silhouette that only comes in white. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing laundry basket, but its large, 1.5-liter size is spacious enough to hold up to two duvet covers and two to three sheet sets. We also love its open design, which allows for proper ventilation, so there's no need to worry about your damp clothes not drying properly.

The Rubbermaid Hip Hugger Laundry Basket is right in the median laundry basket price of roughly $30, which we were a little surprised by given its simplicity. However, we think its lightness in weight, spacious interior, durableness, and comfortable carry are worth the price. 

_{Dimensions: 25.34 x 17.69 x 10 inches | Capacity: 1.5 liters (bushels) | Material: Plastic | Weight: 1 pound | Color: White | Handles: 3}

Most Stylish

The Container Store Strapping Laundry Basket

$25 at The Container Store

For those who tend to look for the cutest option with everything, you might opt for the most stylish laundry basket. If that’s you, consider this low-profile, woven stitched basket from The Container Store. It’s handmade and durably constructed with nylon strapping and can be used to store laundry, blankets, or your kiddo’s toys.

Aside from its ability to double as decor, this basket is small-space friendly. It’s aesthetically pleasing enough to keep in the open and can be folded away when not in use, so if you’re tight on closet space, this is an ideal option.

However, its nylon woven material and closed construction may be hard to clean and won’t offer the best ventilation, so we only recommend using this basket for fully dry textiles.

_{Dimensions: 15 x 22 x 10.50 inches | Capacity: Not listed | Material: Nylon | Weight: 1.7 pounds | Color: Black and blue | Handles: 2}

Best Extra Large

Gocan Woven Laundry Basket

$26 at Amazon

If you often put off laundry day, an extra large basket may be your best bet. This woven rope basket is beautifully designed and has enough interior space to hold several loads. We were able to fit more than what our washer could hold in one load.

The Gocan Extra Large Laundry Basket is available in various neutral colors to match any interior design style. It also comes in a taller, slimmer construction, which we feel would be a great option if you don’t want to air your dirty laundry.

While the Gocan holds the most, we think it will make a better storage basket than a hamper, so much so that we started storing our blankets inside.

If we had to change one thing about this basket, we would either make the opening smaller or add a covering. we found the opening to be really wide, so if you don’t want your laundry visibly open, we would either use it for bedding or as a storage basket.

_{Dimensions: 22 x 22 x 14 inches | Capacity: 90 liters | Material: Cotton | Weight: 4.31 pounds | Color: Beige, black, brown, cream, dark gray, gray, mixed gray, pure jute, pure black, | Handles: 2}