Rubbermaid Commercial Products Defenders Biohazard Steel Trash Can, Step-On, 6.5 GAL, Red, Hospital/Doctor's Office/Healthcare Facilities

We got the 7 gallon one, fire engine red, for about half price via Amazon warehouse. I like it so much I would pay full price now without any hesitation.This is heavy gauge steel with a beautiful and very durable enamel finish. It looks great, it's built like a tank. The pedal assembly is well engineered and easy to use. The lid is heavy which is really nice because it rests on a rubber gasket and seals off odors really well. The cat can't get in, bugs can't get in.It seems insane to spend this much for a trash can, but this thing is going to probably last 20 years and give us beauty and functionality 20 or 30 times a day. Considering what people pay for a nice looking kitchen, appliances and tools, this is not too much money.Plus you are supporting one of the last manufacturers making household goods in the USA. It's a good cause.

**UpdateThis garbage can is still going strong almost 5 years later and has had no problems with daily, heavy use. We still consider it to be one of the best Amazon purchases for our family.Original review: My wife was very skeptical about the cost and size (24 gal in the white color with the hard plastic liner) of this garbage can. Now she couldn't be happier with this purchase, this might be one of the best purchases we've ever made on Amazon (I know its a garbage can but hey hear me out). I work in healthcare and we have a few of these garbage cans around.The 30 gallon garbage bags fit great, the best part is the metal retaining brackets that hold the bag in place so you don't have to worry about the bag falling in anymore. The bag easily pulls out for replacement. The lid also has a seal to contain unwanted smells. We have a family of 6 and this has been a game changer on how many times we needed to take the trash out (our 13 gallon garbage can would be full within 2 days, now with this one, its only once a week). Every time my wife uses this garbage can she has a smile on her face (happy garbage can, happy life!?!??? or something like that)

I bought the white 12 Gallon Rubbermaid Commercial Defenders Step-On Trash Can with Plastic Liner. The Can itself is the best built trash can I've ever seen, the functionality is impeccable. I saw one in my doctor's office and immediately decided to buy one. It is solid metal. All the moving parts are solid metal and visible. The liner insert is plastic. I bought this to use as a kitchen garbage can and it works fine. I would have probably been happier with the next size up. The insert just barely accommodates larger take out boxes (the three partition kind). If you are considering it for home use, maybe go one size larger.

If you order this trash can Sold and shipped by Amazon, you'll receive the latest version of this product which is now sadly made in China. As of at least May 2022, the pictures shown on this item are incorrect as they are for the previous, Made in USA version.The current made in China model some changes: They got rid of the holes on the pieces of metal which make up the lever. These holes were there because because with the previous model, you had the option to purchase a pneumatic dampener to turn it into a soft close lid. They newer version gets rid of that, so no soft close option anymore.The foot press pedal no longer has a rubber grip on it. While easily be remedied with some sandpaper, tape, or rubber pad with adhesive, I did not expect bare metal as that was not what was depicted.For what is essentially a pricey yet simple, all metal trash can, the welding and powder coating quality are lacking. Poor quality welds on the bottom piece and body. You can see evidence of poor power coating on the bottom of the trash can, as well as drip marks from a "touch up" done to get the product out the factory.Negatives aside, the red version looks great. The bad powder coating is on the bottom so it isn't normally visible and the worst looking welds (the inner bottom -- the part you see when you remove the liner) will rarely, if ever, be seen so it also doesn't matter too much.It's still a nice trash can overall -- really love that red powder coat -- but now that it can't be made soft-closing, doesn't have the simple, basic rubbergrip on the foot pedal, and is made in China in an attempt to save on manufacturing costs, I'm not sure the value for money is there.Value for money aside, the lid does indeed keep in odors for my trash and its sturdiness compared to something like simplehuman is unquestionable. We have one of those voice activated simplehuman kitchen trash cans and I much prefer this one.

This is a nice, clean-looking kitchen trash can. It does say it's 12" x 16" in the listing title, which is incorrect, but the size is 12 gallons, which is standard for a kitchen trash can; tall kitchen garbage bags made by Glad and Hefty hold 13 gallons and are the correct fit for this can.I am glad I ordered the one with the plastic liner, which also has the retainer bands. I tried putting a bag over the retainer bands, but some of the bag showed when the lid was closed, and it was just kind of awkward. Maybe I didn't do it correctly. For me, it works perfectly to ignore the retainers and simply fit the drawstring top of the trash bag around the plastic liner, and nothing shows.I appreciate that the hinge opens the top in a way that makes it possible to put the back of the can right up against the wall without the lid hitting the wall when you open it.I like it, and I would buy it again -- but I probably won't ever have to.

Excellent sturdy robust durable ready for action.I installed Bin It - Ultra heavy duty 120 litre XL 80 kg lift tested black bags roll of 10 from Amazon uk and one of these bags fits the supplied liner in my Rubbermaid defender perfectly.Go for the great combo and enjoy !!

Good product but the closing is noisy.

Does the job, and looks nicer than a plastic garbage can, but it was quite expensive. The only reason I paid that much is because it's impossible to find a garbage can as large as this that isn't an outdoor container.