Kitchen Cabinets Remodeling

We have a non working non fixable trash compactor right next to our stove that we want to remove, but it’s holding up the counter top. I was wondering if there was something we could do to hold up the counter top and utilize the space for a trashcan without making a fire hazard next to the oven. We cannot match the cabinets- they are from the 70′s. We don’t have the money to redo the entire kitchen cabinetry.

We are putting our house up for sale, and we know we cannot leave a non-functioning trash compactor in the kitchen. We cannot afford to redo the entire kitchen (which is what I’d idealy WANT to do). We are just going to redo the floor to make it look better. There already is not alot of counter top space, so I do not want to shorten the counter top more. And without the trash compactor, there is no place for a trashcan except out in the garage which is rather inconvenient (there is no room under the sink – dishwasher is there taking up most of the room).

Thanks – Amber