simplehuman 10 Liter 2 6 Gallon Bathroom Slim Profile Trash Can Brushed Stainless Steel with Plastic Lid

This is a very nice little step can. Perfect fit in my bathroom and looks really good. The coolest feature? Quiet close. Once you step off the pedal the lid closes slowly and silently. For some reason this feature isn't advertised on the amazon page so it was a nice surprise. The pedal is larger and wider than other cheap cans and feels sturdy. What I'm beginning to understand about simple human trash cans is that they are designed to be large enough to make use of the entire capacity of your liner. Other cheap cans I've used get full and once you take the liner out there is a lot more space that the liner could have held. Another surprise: It came with 10 of their simple human can liners (this one is code R) that fits the can perfectly. It is also designed to make use of plastic grocery bags with little handles on either side of the inside can that hold the bag loops in place. The fingerprint resistant finish is nice as well, it will be pretty hard for this can to look smudged and dirty. Here are a few minor cons: Your liner whether grocery bag or simple human liner will be visible. This isn't a big deal to me but slightly disappointing. The top of the inner can sits between the lid and the rest of the outside of the can. This is where the top of your liner or grocery bag goes around to hug the inner can. So, that bit of the liner will be visible. The inner can sitting on the rim has a purpose though, it is what the lid contacts when it closes so it is silent rather than clangy. Also, there isn't a hole or anything in the bottom of the can to let air escape when you put your liner in causing air pockets. This can easily be avoided if you lift part of the top of the liner as you space out the liner to fill up the interior of the can. Believe the reviews: Amazon's packaging of simple human cans is garbage. When I opened the box the can was sitting on its side with those airbags located on only one side, leaving the rest of it open to damage. Mine does have a very small dint in the corner of the lid but its not that noticeable. I got lucky, so, if you can, order from simple human direct as I've read they actually package it properly. I'm used to using grocery bags for my bathroom trashcan but now I'm leaning towards getting the simple human liners. For this can they are actual 'miniature' liners that fit the can just right. Thats a step up in quality over grocery bags that usually have holes in the bottom and are usually crinkly looking. Just like a regular sized liner it's got drawstrings which I feel is also better than tying the grocery bag loops together. You also (to my knowledge) won't find a liner this size at the store. They've even got a promotion going that gives you $5 off liners at their website if you register your product. So, for $7 I could get a 50 pack that would last me over a year (using one bag a week) and no longer have to hoard grocery bags in my pantry. Read more

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. Read more