gamefood: Yes, the crushed can on the counter I also can't pick up. Also the "searching" for the right pick up trash or wash / put down wash / empty hopper spot is a bit annoying; this "window" should be a little bit larger. :)
rabblevox: The first patch (hopefully out by next week), should fix the impossible trash thing. For finding the "right spot", you can turn on a cursor in Options/Accessibility. It helps.
cursor? i assume you mean crosshairs -the circle one, which is neither a cross nor has hairs ;)- but even that does not assist.
also if you put certain cabinets next to each other they seem to overlap so it says to clear the hopper but you start playing the game next to it instead. wat.