I purchased this trash can because I have a septic tank and can’t put toilet paper in the toilet. I had a big trash can with a lid but I felt a smaller trash can would need changed more often so it would help with the smell plus, I wouldn’t have to touch the trashcan in order to throw anything away and that’s a plus for me because I’m kind of a germophobe. It is an ordeal to change the trashcan bag because it’s difficult the way that you have to do it and didn’t hold very much trash at all so I switched back to my old one. However, if you do not have a septic tank and you can flush toilet paper and just use the trashcan for other things, it would be more beneficial to have this smaller trashcan. I really liked the legs on the trashcan, but they are removable and if you remove them, it does make the trashcan more sturdy. I would not purchase this trashcan again, but if there is a bigger version available, I might. The size just doesn’t make sense in our household.