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.

This is a great garbage can. It looks good - sleek and modern. It seals all smells inside. It's easy to clean. We use a 30 gallon trash bag inside. We had to move it around a bit so it doesn't open every time we walk past it. It opens smoothly and it is an impressive addiction to our kitchen. Battery life is good - requires three C batteries. Automatic feature can be turned on/off. Easy to use. Worth every penny.Customer service = 2 thumbs up. About a year after we had it the lid malfunctioned. The pieces that assist in opening and closing the lid broke/crumbled and fell apart. Since it was still under the 2 year warranty we received a new lid in a timely manner. We are very happy with the company's response.

Finally a waste basket that holds the amount of trash my family generates! There's nothing worse than having to take out the trash several times a day. The only downside is that regular kitchen trash bags are too small for this basket, so you have to buy bigger bags.

I spent a significant amount of time researching different cans that I thought would be beautiful and functional for inside my home.When I found this company I knew that this was where I wanted to buy. The cans really ARE beautiful, and the reviews were amazing! When I received it, I eagerly put it together but there seemed to be a piece missing. The can seemed functional without it, but after a short period of time it seemed obvious that I would eventually need the part or it would be useless.I contacted customer service through the Amazon link and I was given a link to purchase the part. I obviously mentioned that it was not included in my box but they didn't reply. Weeks and months have passed and I'm not getting a satisfactory response. They don't answer my replies at all. Honestly! I have only received ONE response. EVER!! The only response I've gotten from them was the link to buy replacement parts.When you spend $100 on a garbage can you would expect that they would take pride in customer satisfaction.I've been trying to reach a live person for a long time. And so far have been unsuccessful.If I had time I would explain in detail my experiences getting a phone number for sales where they have only given me new numbers that lead to dead-ends.The product is beautiful but isn't functional without the missing piece.I'm giving this product 1-Star because zero isn't a possibility, though honestly if you receive each part I can only guess that it would earn a 5-Star rating.It's a shame. I'm actually hoping this review leads to some sort of action before I ultimately throw this in the trash heap, but the clock is ticking and I'm not in the least bit hopeful

I had this trashcan for about a year then the liquid quit working so I talked to the supplier. He suggested a few things to try when those things didn’t work. He sent me a new lid as response time was quick. I would definitely recommend this to anyone it has been a great trashcan

The media could not be loaded. Bought in Dec 2023 and it worked great until a few days ago. Thought the batteries needed changed. Just changed them and that wasn't the issue. We now have a $89 touch the lid trashcan.

Great for home

This is the second one of these trash cans I purchased. It starts out working great but within the year it starts having troubles and not working properly. I ’m going to file a claim to see if the company will cover it, but it’s disappointing that it doesn’t hold up more than a year..Well, as it turns out, I contacted the manufacturer and they were quick to reply with steps to a 24-hour factory reset. The reset did not correct my issue so they are sending me a replacement lid. All of this happened within 2 days. I am very happy with their customer service so I changed my rating from 2 Stars to 5 Stars.