simplehuman 45 Liter / 12 Gallon Liter Rectangular Hands-Free Kitchen Step Trash Can with Soft-Close Lid, Brushed Stainless Steel with Plastic Lid

Having one container for garbage and recycling is so much better, and so worth the money. It’s sturdy and attractive. It’s pretty big, but doesn’t take up any more space than the 2 separate containers that it replaces. The recycling container comes out easily, as do the garbage bags. The lid won’t stay open without having your foot on the pedal, unless you open the entire top. That’s my only criticism, but it’s not a game changer.

After over 7 years and having saved my life, the last Simple Human kitchen trash can needed to be replaced. We LOVE the dispenser for the bags and this can is even better than the last one! The bags fit snuggly and are heavy duty. We could not be more pleased. (YES! The old can saved my life. The distance between our refrigerator and the wall across from it is 5 ft. I slipped on a very slippery waxed floor in socked feet and fell looking at the refrigerator with my back to the wall where we had the trash can. Had the can not been there, and broken my fall, my neck would surely have snapped when I landed. I took the dents out and we kept that trash can for years until the lid opening mechanism finally broke.)

Like some other reviewers, I never thought I'd be reviewing a bin but.... I gave in and splurged out on an expensive bin for the kitchen, the place where a bin gets used most often. I have an engineering background so understood better design, engineering and materials cost more but was always reluctant for a bin of such expense until I had enough of buy cheaper to medium priced ones that would last around a year or two, that would start fail before that and basically I'd keep using them whilst broken or misfunctioning with sheer frustration but not this time. Many of the people I knew either had Brabantia, which can cost a lot too, of good quality but I didn't like the designs and function, it didnt work for me but I knew why they cost so much. They worked, worked well. I wanted function and form and this model fits perfectly, literally. I wanted a rectangular to square shape as it's more efficient and would fit better under our kitchen space, under the countertop space. Had to be foot operated, which I see as more hygienic and functional when both hands are full. The wide foot pedal is a delight, doesn't require too much pressure and the soft close is great, altogether a different mechanism to all the pedal bins I've had (several in a few years). The weight, although slighly light with a slight wobble at first, it doesnt slide about on the quarry tiled floor as the rubber feeted base grips and over time when it stats to fill up theres no wobble at all. The design is classy and chic, with a nice matt sheen, quality stainless steel body and truly fits the part. I'm not going to say it's life changing but I feel assured it will last several years easily, with the company standing behind it with a 10 year guarantee, that to me is worth the cost in the grand scheme of things. Enough said.

This thing is legit. Absolute powerhouse and it will stand the test of time, I'm sure.

Ja, er hat seinen Preis, aber er hält ewig, ist extrem stabil (kein Vergleich zu günstigen Treteimern, deren Pedal nach 2 Jahren defekt ist) und sieht dazu noch top aus! Er lässt sich leicht reinigen. Besonders gefällt mir auch, dass man den Rand des Müllbeutels nicht sieht und dadurch der Beutel auch noch fest im Eimer hält. Ich hatte Glück und einen Retournierten Mülleimer um einiges günstiger erworben. Man sah zwar, dass er schon verwendet wurde, aber Kratzer oder Macken konnte ich nicht entdecken. Einzig der Deckel knarzt beim Schließen, aber da tun es paar Tropfen Öl denke ich 😅 Das gleiche Modell in Edelstahl gebürstet (auch der Deckel) haben wir seit über 5 Jahren in der Küche und der funktioniert wie am ersten Tag. Klare Kaufempfehlung!