Rubbermaid Premier Series III Step-On Trash Can for Home and Kitchen, with Stainless Steel Rim, 12.4 Gallon, Charcoal, for Home/Kitchen/Garage/Apartment/Office

I wanted a good quality trash receptacle that was made in the USA...I feel we got this in the Rubbermaid trash can. We like the feature of the lid on the can closing on its own after opening. But it also has the feature where the lid will remain open if you have more than just one item to place in the can.

As nice as a trash can can be I guess! I like that it's easy to clean, has a soft-close lid. Very nice.

I bought two of these. One worked fine from the jump while the other had a problem similar to what others have described where the lid wouldn't close after being opened. It was a pretty straight forward fix and hasn't repeated itself since. The long metal control rod that runs from the bottom of the can to the lid, it needs to sit into a recessed slot on the underside of the lid. If it's not, the lid won't close. I just slowly closed the lid while pressing the top end of that rod into the slot. It took a lil finesse (try a screwdriver or butter knife), but once it found it's way in, the lid began to operate properly again and all was well. I'm guessing that the cause is when someone steps on the pedal too hard, sending the lid flopping upward with too much momentum, causing that control rod to come undone. I'm going to put a piece of tape over the gap in that recessed slot if it happens again. Could be a better design, but not a huge deal.

The media could not be loaded. I passed on getting one of the more expensive trash bins because I was afraid of dents. So I bought this and ended up with something that has flaws which make it inconvenient to use and will probably be busted within 6 months. Tops.The lid is so shoddy. It’s poorly constructed, loose and clunky on one end and normal on the other. Because of this, the lid has gaps so it doesn’t quite close flat.You also have to click the outer part of the lid in order to get it to stay up so you can get a bag in or out. It’s just plastic snapping against itself. It’s so dumb.The worst is when you open it. The metal piece that pushes the lid up from the foot pedal comes out of the track and gets stuck under the lip of the lid so it stays up. It has. Loud click when you open it — that’s it getting stuck — and then a loud click when you push the lid to go back down. But you’re not supposed to have to push the lid back down.That’s the entire purpose of a foot pedal operated trash bin — so it is hands free with a properly fitting lid.I also put in a half full (Kirkland brand) 13 gallon bag of trash and I had to rearrange the trash just to get the bag to go in. It’s molded plastic inside and I think some of that is taking up space that could be just open for garbage. Which again, kind of the point of trash bins.It’s disappointing and I’m so fed up with dealing with crap trash bins but I also don’t feel like going through the hassle of returning this so idk I’ll keep it until it breaks. Which probably won’t be long.For $70 this is a horrible quality thing.

I've had a lot of these garbage cans over the years and they all seem to have one problem - it's hard to get the full garbage bags out. The cans are sealed so that there is suction preventing you from getting the bag out. Not this one, it works great.The last trash can I had was an automatic opener and it worked ok, but eventually fell apart. I wanted something simple and there were several negative reviews about this one. They seemed to mostly be related to the lock feature, which seemed odd to me. The can looked good and the price was right, so I got one.It does have a couple of quirks, and the lock feature seems odd, but I really don't use the lock feature so it doesn't matter to me. I can open the whole lid, and it stays put while I take out the garbage bag (very easily I might add), and then stays open while I put in the replacement. I don't use the lock feature and don't know what it is really for, so if that's keeping you from getting this then just go ahead and get it. It is a bit difficult to put in the garbage bags as they have to stretch to fit over the can but I haven't torn one yet and it fits so well that you don't see parts of the bag hanging over the edge.One thing mentioned by several reviewers is that the lid doesn't always close. I found that as well, but then looked at the instructions and it said to push the lid down the first time. Once I did that, there was no problem with it closing, so I guess it does pay to actually read the directions.Overall, I'm as happy as I can be about a trash can. It's not annoying, and I can take out the bags easily and it looks ok in the kitchen. You can't really ask much more of a plastic trash can.

Nice looking trash can. Received in apparently good condition, no bumps or bruises. Watched videos etc for putting the lid on ... However, it just doesn't grab anything ... nothing I do allows there to be a 'snap' in the back for it to go on. Have tried 3 dozen times. I may have had enough ... pretty much ridiculous that you can't simply get a trash lid to go on something that is supposed and looks so simple. However .. it just doesn't go on. Have watched 30 videos online to try and see what may be missing. Nothing that really shows the top back of the lid and container for how it should snap. Again ridiculous that I even have to leave a stupid review for a piece of garbage. Beware I guess. No promises. And if I want to send back ... well that's just another hassle and who knows what i would receive in return.My Son figured out the lid after a couple trys ... had to snap the lid in separately and then put the outside border/frame of lid on. The foot opener and lid work fine now and relatively no problems. I do like the look and now ease of using this can. It is relatively inexpensive, so for the money it's a nice trash can. Just wanted to update my review and give this trash can a better review.

13 gallon, soft close. Step to open