Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

YES, IT WORKS WITH SHOPPING BAGS. YES, THE LID STAYS OPEN ON ITS OWN. It took me a ridiculously long amount of time to try to find a garbage can for cat litter that had the following criteria: works with shopping bags, and the lid stays open while I use it. The answered questions here can't seem to decide (it works or it doesn't) so I finally bought this can hoping for a miracle. Writing this review solely for people like me who just want those two answers as clear as possible. - Works with shopping bags. Smaller ones can be tougher to stretch over the outside handles but it still works fine. Standard QFC, Walmart, etc bags all work 100% fine. Yes, you can see a bit of it on the outside, but if you're like me and are using this for cat litter, who cares? See pic for how it looks closed with a shopping bag. Also included a pic of the inside can (pulled out of the silver outer can) with a store bag attached. - The lid does stay open on its own. If you use the pedal it comes down slowly on its own, but all you have to do is tap it backwards a bit and it stays open. You can also very easily open the lid with your hand/it stays open. See pic for proof that it indeed does stay open on its own. - Someone in another review suggested getting a specific magnetic caddy to stick on the outside for a cat litter scoop. I couldn't find it available currently, and spent hours trying to find an alternate that would fit the size of my scoop. As it turns out it wasn't even necessary. The scoop fits comfortably inside the can. Obviously you wouldn't want to store it handle-side-down for cleanliness reasons, but since the existing litter is at the bottom of the bag, I see no reason to not do this (and the chore requires washing your hands after anyways, so...). It comfortably fits when the bag is maybe up to 1/3rd full. More than that? Still no big deal, the lid can be 'ajar' on top of the can poking up an inch and it still won't pop open on its own. I haven't had any issues with smell in that case either. NOTE: the attached image of the closed lid does have the cat scoop in there. tl;dr this is a really great can that was exactly what I needed for cat litter. Fits in a small space, looks way nicer than a random bucket, has a lid, the lid stays open, store bags work and have the attachment for the handles that keep it in place, the scoop fits inside. I have 3 cats/2 catboxes that I scoop daily - I replace the bag when it's around 2/3 full (lasting a few days). Feel free to ask questions, I found researching this to be very difficult due to there not being many about the cat litter use case + conflicting answers on things like the lid.