Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The container itself is decent quality, and holds a standard 13 gallon-tall kitchen bag just right. The retaining ring for the bag is a little fidgety to use, and occasionally tears the bag. The biggest annoyance is the foot pedal/lid mechanism. The foot pedal actuates a metal rod to lift the lid. The trouble is the "hinge", if you could even call it that, is two tiny, short plastic tabs that "flex fit" to hold the lid. If you press the foot pedal with anything more than the most dainty of force, the lid "hinge" just gives way, ripping the lid off. Even bumping the lid with trash cause the thin hinge pegs to give way. Every time you're left with the pleasure of leaning into your stinky trash can, trying to line of the pins and snap them back in - only knowing it'll probably be a day before it happens again. Also, you can't put it flat against a wall, because the lid swings back further than the backside of the can when open - you have to leave clearance.