Brabantia428425 Silent Pedal Bin With Plastic Inner Bucket And Motion Control Lid, 45 L - Brilliant Steel

Excellent product. Got a "refurbished" one from Amazon but arrived looking as good as new to be honest and about £20 cheaper along with three Brabantia bin liners, G size. Soft close lid as described, rubber on bottom of bin to prevent slipping, handle on back of bin which you can use to carry the bin (e.g. out to the main bin to empty), foot pedal, and inner bin canister made from plastic which can be removed via handle to change the bin, or clean it, bleach it, etc. There are ventilation holes in the inner plastic canister, which is a good feature. The outer of this bin is metal, which was important to me, as I have had enough of cheap looking plastic bins. This one seems like it will last me a while at least, justifying its cost.

Well made and with an excellent finish to the almond coloured paint - it's very even and smooth. Soft and silent close system is excellent, a lot better than my earlier version of this bin without this feature. Lid can be lifted by hand rather than using the foot pedal if/when required, and will remain in the open position for you if lifted to a vertical position (it won't stay open when opened with the foot pedal, it just lifts whilst the pedal is depressed). Overall, great quality but pricey, though I think worth paying the extra beyond what you'd pay for a similar, cheaper inferior bin.

After a disasterous experience with a similar, cheaper bin from a well known upmarket department store (which had flimsy lid that opened with a clang loud enough to wake the dead), we gave in and bought a Brabantia. Very glad we did - this is a quality bin that will last years, it has a fantastic soft close lid and looks as elegant as a bin could look. We had a Brabantia before (only replaced as it acquired a large dent when moving home) and I'm pleased that we have another. I've learned that you get what you pay for with kitchen bins and I'll stick with Brabantia from now on. Not cheap, but well worth paying extra for.

I never thought I would rave about a pedal bin but this has been a great addition to our kitchen. It is so well designed in every way that it fits that famous criterion of William Morris: that things should be both beautiful and useful. I have a bad back and the bin has made it far easier for me to get rid of the waste I generate as a keen cook. The inner bags are so efficient that they keep the bin clean and it does not need to be emptied so often either. I could not have afforded it, though, unless I had been given a generous Amazon voucher by my sister in law. She was horrified when I told her I spent it on a bin but she recovered completely when I showed her the picture.

Expensive but worth getting. Had a swing lid and hated touching it, nice not to have to touch the bin and just got tall bin liners from Sainsburys, found the Brabantia ones fiddly. Also the pedal kept staying down at first and the lid wouldn't close, I just pushed the pedal up and then it was fine. Came with a handy bag too which I use for shopping.