NINESTARS Automatic Touchless Infrared Motion Sensor Trash Can with Stainless Steel Base & Oval, Silver/Black Lid, 21 Gal

The media could not be loaded. Pros of can: stainless steel doesn't absorb odor, easy to clean, non rusting, good-looking, PERFECT size I only take trash out once a week and I'm not European by any means, fun-to-use, odor sealing lid, and heavy enough that a dog isn't very likely to knock it over. Again the size is like just right; it won't get to smelly sitting in there for too long, but it also won't fill up to quickly. If your dog is prone to this behavior, just go to the scrap yard and throw some lead weights in the bottom. More pros: there's a switch letting you turn off the sensor right in the middle back of the can under the lid, so if it opening when you walk past or a ghostly breeze passes by that won't be a problem. The lid stays propped open when the sensor is off, and can be opened manually without damaging anything. This isn't a cheap can, its obviously been well vetted by its engineers. The liner-retaining-ring makes it easy to place a bag and remove without getting your hands messy or spilling anything, and unless you're tossing rocks or gravel in here I don't see the bag slipping beneath the liner-retaining-ring. Also: you can fit things as-large or even slightly larger than a full gallon of milk container through the mouth of the lid of the can. I personally squish my empty plastic gallon containers to make more space and recommend it, but its good to know this is possible. This of course has a downside in that the perimeter of the can's non-lid opening (when you remove the lid) is to large for most bags, but I've solved that in the video posted.Negatives: bags are a huge challenge to find (edit: bags that aren't overpriced). Virtually every draw string bag out there doesn't fit, and drawstring bags are virtually always made with seams that make them prone to tears if you try to stretch, this can has an unusually large mouth and will only fit non-drawstring contractor bags. For someone like me who lives in a studio, you want a bag that has drawstrings to reduce odor so you don't have a smelly-smell when you accumulate one or two bags before trash pickup. Ninestars sells bags for the can, but they're 3x-4x the price (about a dollar a bag) of a typical garbage bag which is for me unacceptable. I didn't buy a great can to in-debt myself further with 3rd party bags. Other cons: a small number of people have had sensor issues, but these can all be resolved with a simple reset which is included in the instruction manual. The motor on average seems to last 1-3 years judging by the reviews here and the fact that most people don't write reviews. That being said, a medium minority have issues from the motor being damaged sometimes due to inadvertent damage from pushing down or forcing up the lid while the sensor is on. The lid cannot be opened manually while the sensor is on! There are two buttons "open" and "close" which allow you to open the can with the motor when the lid is "on", but you can't pick up the lid or push it down with the lid set to "on". its easy to turn the lid off for manual use; the switch is water proofed by a plastic cover and is in the center below the hinge of the lid on the interior backside of the can lid. Easy to do without lifting off the lid, which isn't difficult either. I believe that many of the people claiming their can broke within the first day or week simply didn't read instructions and made the mistake of forcing the lid while it was "on", as most people don't read instructions for your garbage can and its an easy mistake to make (speaking of which, turn off the lid when you have company over, and just leave it propped open). Tbh, the only problem most buyers will face is the lack of bags available (which I have solved in this video) and one last problem: potential liner-retaining-ring fragility. The liner retaining-ring is made of plastic and doesn't appear to be a particularly resilient or flexible plastic alloy. I wouldn't flex it very much, but to remove the bag you have to remove the retaining-ring and over time you run the risk of accidentally snapping it by say, putting it on the ground while you tie-up/remove the bag and pushing it between the can and the wall. The ring can be purchased on ninestars website but for 10$+13$ shipping, which is ridiculous for such a small part. Just put it somewhere where you won't kick it or anything while switching out bags, like a counter top.Pros-or-Cons-depending-on-who: This can uses 3 D-size batteries only; I've seen easy mods a non-electrician can do with a soldering iron that will allow you to make a plug for the can. From my usage, I only use hands-free sensor when cooking and I need my hands free, and these batteries should last 6 months or longer with that level of use. The batteries are about a dollar each so its really not that bad either. I prefer batteries because I like to be able to pickup and move my can when needed without the hassle of finding a wall outlet. Also, the lid isn't metal but rather a metal-painted plastic, but I don't think anyone really cares it doesn't make a difference. Also the bottom of the can isn't continuously metal, rather its made of some kind of black plastic; I don't know how this effects durability of the can. It could enhance life or shorten it; I'm guessing its better, a metal bottom can be bent and cause the can to wobble or be disbalanced, whereas the tough plastic-rubber bottom of this can appears to be more flexible; it also reduces the unpleasant "gong" like sound you get when moving a metal can.Apart from these few problems, this is an excellent can and well/fairly priced by the company. This is THE best can out there for your average Joe; For only 10$ more than a typical rubber-maid(TM) can you can get something that has hands-free action. Simple Human is over priced, even 65$ for a trash can is overpriced, you might think. But once you have this can, and you see the way it makes you enjoy picking up and keeping clean, $65 will seem like an investment in your future and a change to a new way of life you could have never before imagined for yourself. Yes I'm being a little extra, but I'm also being sort-of serious. I used to be a lazy dirty college student and this can has changed my life. Thank you ninestars for representing what is "Good and Green" in the world, as Sam Wise Gamgee might say. Just make that flimsy liner-retaining-ring out of a stronger plastic alloy and this will be the can of Emperors, and archaeologists will dig it up and believe we were a hobbit-sized people of beautiful satiny steel sarcophagi. This can is the ultimate in the evolution of garbage cans; I mean yeah if they said "thank you for stuffing me" or breathed sighs of relief every time you changed the bag that'd be cool, or if they ground your trash up into compost automatically or sorted refuse into recycables or by color or whatever... yada yada that would be cool. But if you want those things you're like a Vegan who doesn't eat Tofu. Get this can. Just get it and change your life for the better. Stop researching garbage cans for goodness sake all the info is here just buy the stupid can. Put googly eyes on it and name it after someone you hate, I don't care what you do just buy the can so the company stays in business and I can buy another one every 3-5 years for the rest of my life without scouring craigslist ads or ebay. This is the logitech z2300 of the garbage can world, it will rise in value after purposely poorly engineered cans which are designed to fail and be re-bought dominate the market and you're forced to buy a brand new z623 (not a bad subwoofer at all, I use and prefer this but the z2300 is better) because all the z2300s on craigslist are now 2-3x their original value 10+ years after manufacture.GET. THE. CAN.

I had to remove one star (and really, that should only be half a star) because the instructions that came with the can stated it took four "D" batteries. When I ran out of room after I'd inserted the third I called Customer Service (which gets the full five stars). It turns out that three batteries is the correct number on the "newer models" and my instructions were outdated.The can arrived in pristine condition, thanks to half a tree's worth of cardboard. Construction appears to be solid and all pieces fit well. It looks really spiffy sitting in my kitchen and I heaved a sigh of relief when I sent the old plastic can, with the big rubber band around the top, to the garage. The capacity is impressive and since it's just me (and the cats and guinea pig) here it looks like we may be down to just one bag per week instead of the usual two. I did not have 28-gallon bags but managed to stretch a standard tall kitchen garbage bag around the rim. They'll do 'til I can get the bigger bags. Because of the rim design, no part of the bag shows...another nice touch.The sensor light is not terribly sensitive. It doesn't pop open when I walk by. My hand (or whatever I'm pitching) needs to be within six inches of the light before it will open. It's not as quick as tossing an item in an open can, of course, but remarkably fast given what it needs to do. It's especially nice not to be looking at an open bag full of garbage.The can is brand new, so I can't say anything about battery life or the longevity of the mechanism. If either turn out to be a problem I'll update this review.I get such a kick out of watching it operate I'm thinking of naming it. Any suggestions?Edit: It is now seven months after I purchased the NINESTARS garbage can. It still works flawlessly (though it takes a moment to wake up in the morning) and it's still on THE ORIGINAL BATTERIES. I'm adding back the star I took off for incorrect instructions. The can itself is absolutely perfect and does not deserve to be downgraded because of a human mistake.I continue to be amazed at what large items the can will accept, especially flattened cardboard boxes. They go nicely along the back side of the can, which is pretty flat.Last but not least, there's a lot of entertainment value here, what with trying to get everything in before the lid closes and watching visitors' reaction when they get near it and the top opens.My neighbor's boy named it Willy. I have no idea why.Further edit: It is now fifteen months since Willy arrived. He still works flawlessly, though a couple of times he has opened on his own...probably a moth or fly went through the beam.The can looks exactly like it did when I got it. I've whacked it a couple of times with the back door but it hasn't dented or scratched. Batteries have been changed once in those fifteen months.I would never, ever buy a different garbage can.Further edit, 08JAN20: Two and a half years in the can is still working flawlessly and I've changed the batteries twice. It's been knocked over, kicked and whacked by accident several times. There's not a dent or scratch on it. The sensor on mine isn't as sensitive as others report. It does not open when you walk past it. You do have to place something within six inches of the sensor to open it.In a world where eighteen months seems to be the average life of a small mechanical object this garbage can is a breath of fresh air.