simplehuman 50 Liter / 13 Gallon Semi-Round Kitchen Step Trash Can with Secure Slide Lock, Black Plastic

I never thought i’d say this but I’m very pleased and impressed with this trashcan purchase. I specifically needed a “dog proof” garbage bc our little 18lbs Bichon just can’t help himself when he is alone and tears at the can liner bag edges until he knocks it over. One too many messes and eventually we stopped having a garbage can in the actual house (it was moved to the garage) and have been using plastic grocery bags placed so graciously on the counter and taken to the outside bin at night. I had bought myself an automatic one for my bathroom- another trash can he is obsessed with bc my daughter uses pads and I think you get the picture. Dogs love all body fluids 🤦🏻‍♀️ He hasn’t really figured it out yet, but we also basically stopped leaving pads in there at all, and the automated part is kinda cool so that’s initially what I wanted to get for the kitchen. I was dreading the battery powered lid getting knocked over and tossed around. I was imagining the possible scenarios and eventually leaned away from that bc common sense says getting something more fragile isn’t a good idea knowing it will take abuse by an animal. After literal hours looking around.. I really liked the way this one sounded.. and I realized that a step pedal would probably suit my needs better.. plus it probably won’t break ever.. so in the end I decided this was probably a safer bet.It got here and I was pretty impressed. My old 13 gallon was dwarfed next to this. I didn’t even notice the hook in the back, which is perfect bc there is this hook on etsy that would fit perfect and basically screws the garbage to a wall so the dog can’t move it, but I decided to wait on that unless it’s needed.update: so we’ve had this maybe two weeks and a few days ago my mom was cooking and using the garbage.. with Bruno watching 🤣.. so after seeing what is actually was.. that night he finally made his move. He knocked it over and I hadn’t yet decided to keep it locked bc I wasn’t sure if I needed to. Because he is so intelligent sometimes, I have this tendency of giving him too much credit and it’s easy to forget he’s still just a dog. So I picked up the mess and told everyone it’s gotta stay locked all the time period no excuses..or you’re cleaning it up. Want to guess what woke me up this morning dramatically crying in front of the garbage can they knocked over but couldn’t get into? He knocked it over a few more times today, so by now he should get the hint that it’s no longer accessible to him, but we are still going to keep it locked bc he’s more than likely going to still try sometimes. I can’t say enough good things about this trashcan! and the best part is it does what it says !!update again: Lmao so again, this morning I woke up to an almost rhythmic banging noise. I was so confused when I first woke up that I didn’t actually get up,. I just listened to the sounds. then I realized it was my dog and the garbage again! I went downstairs and he has it wedged between couches (he dragged it everywhere😭) and I can only guess what the banging was. Him jumping? His hind legs? No idea but it was HILARIOUS 🤣 He had tore at the bag and there were easily over 100 little pieces of bag everywhere but the can was still closed. He could not get it open !! I wish I took a video or even a pic, but I was half asleep.Everyone reading this probably has a dog, so I don’t have to tell you how smart your dog is. Or maybe is not.. but you know how smart dogs can be. He is not physically capable of producing motions or movements that would cause this to open in any way. If dogs had opposable thumbs, it would 100% be open. I am just so over the moon happy but he cannot get to it and the trash is actually safe, and nothing he does will get this change that. Fantastic product like I am in awe of how such a simple design works so efficiently.

This trash can is still the only one my husky hasn't been able to get into. It's not convenient to constantly lock it, so the boys finally broke the lock slamming it too many times after 6 years. This one was a replacement for that and is working great. This trash can is a must have for smart dogs.

Bought after my toddler cut his finger shoving it in a half opened can in my old trashcan, this thing is amazing! Keeps my toddler and even some adults out of it 😆 works like a charm!

I needed a light-weight trash bin with a foot mechanism to open the lid. I have a Simple Human steel one, so I knew the plastic one was probably a high-quality product. It didn’t disappoint. It has two extra features: a little bumper on the back that keeps the lid from hitting the wall, and a pet-proof lock to keep a dog out. No need to lock the bin out of your canine’s reach!

This was a very nice trashcan. I had to return it because I wanted it to go under a counter and my counter wasn't high enough to allow the lid to go all the way up. But other than that it was a good trash

Nice very easy to put bag in. Very well made

Exactly what I wanted

Very good quality.