simplehuman 80 Liter 21 1 Gallon Extra Large Semi-Round Open Top Trash Can Commercial Grade Heavy Gauge Brushed

Ok... that much money for something you throw trash in?? My girlfriend has made fun of me for spending this much on a trash can on multiple occasions now. It's worth it. This is a durable, high quality, good looking trash can. It completely hides the bag when the lid is on making it even more attractive. The flat back makes it perfect to put up against the end of a counter or island. It's easy to change the bag and put a new one in. It has some weight to it making it feel more sturdy. It won't easily tip over if someone bumps into it. I like the open top design. Not having to open a lid makes life easier in the kitchen. The bag is well below the top of the lid so that somewhat hides the trash unless you are right up at the can. The outside of the can doesn't seem to hold fingerprints much so it keeps looking good. The only thing I do notice is dust and particles do gather on the lid around the opening a bit. But I just wipe it off on occasion (whenever I clean or change the trash bag). Though it is supposed to take special bags (The P liner), I have been using typical kitchen bags with no issue. The bags don't reach to the very bottom of the can but I have not had the bags come unhooked from the top or anything like that. The can did come with some of the P bags but I haven't tried to use them yet as I already had a huge box of standard kitchen bags. I did look the P bags up and they are only slightly more money compared to your average bag so I will probably switch to those once I use up what I have. I'm very happy with this purchase, even at the original price I paid for it. If you are hesitating because you aren't sure if it's worth it, stop hesitating. It took me months to finally make the plunge on this. I don't regret it. Read more

I originally ordered this from Amazon but it was delivered damaged - a giant dent along the curved surface. It was out of stock so I got it from a brick and mortar store that had sent me a 20% off coupon. *** FUNCTIONALITY *** I bought this for my kitchen and it looks great and it's nice and big. Initially I wondered about the open top - but then when I thought about most kitchen bins with lids I've had in my life the lid always ends up off or always open in a well used kitchen. The lid is about 6" tall above the top of the bag so you can't actually see the garbage unless you have way way overfilled the bin. *** BAGS *** They say you need their special P bags, but I think it's more practical to use the usual 50L bulk bags from somewhere like costco. They do fit and are still invisible but this size is generally not quite long enough and the bottom of the bag will be a couple of inches off the bottom of the can. If you really overfill it, it will drop down and detach the at the top. *** PRICE *** It's probably the most expensive garbage bin and I think these are more usually used in commercial uses like building bathrooms and lobbies. Generally I think they are used for non-stinky items and are changed every day. I think it's worth it - especially if you will use it for non-food items. *** CLEANING *** Here's where it loses a star. And it so easily could have solved this. If you spill anything inside it is a huge pain to clean. Not only will the spill be all over the inside of the stainless steel, but there are plenty of little crevices at the bottom the stainless where the plastic bottom attaches. Note that you can pop out the bottom - and you will need to. Even with the bottom off there are crevices in the steel body that catch scraps. It would have been so easy to put a thin hard plastic shell that slips inside between the steel and the bag. This could have been easily removed and cleaned. With that modification this bin would be perfect. I'm actually considering putting one of the supplied P bags in and taping it in as a liner then using another bag as the actual trash bag. For a $150 can this kind of thing should not be necessary. Overall I'm glad I bought it - but I wonder how often I'll have to clean it and how quickly that will sour my opinion. update after 6 years: I still love this trash can and I'm upgrading my 4 stars to 5 - I stand by my caveat about cleaning the inside - it's a PITA when it happens, but if this trash can isn't a 5 star one then I don't know which is. The large open top and smooth metal mouth makes it easy to push trash in off the counter. Even if you miss the lid it is very easy to clean. Overfilling with anything heavy (lots of bottles or anything very wet) if you don't use the official bags is still a real concern but I just know to empty a little early if I do this. It does need to be cleaned inside periodically but given that the bag usually stays firmly attached it isn't as much of an issue as I worried initially. I still strongly recommend this product. I'd love to see a version in a matte black. Read more

opening is awesome, easy to clean I think they changed the bottom pan from the early reviews. holds a lot and Walmart band 20g flex bags works great. also bag lifts out without a vacuum. should last forever as long as it does not get crushed Read more