I bought this on a whim, didn't need a new bin and husband certainly didn't approve when I had it delivered to him at work! However what we got was something that has changed our lives - slightly dramatic but seriously it has. Having a newborn has changed the way we do things, and one of those things I have been conscious of is touching our old manual bin with 'kitchen' hands and touching the baby. I would put raw chicken, pork, egg shells etc in the bin and some would 'touch' the lid - you would then touch it later in the day for something innocent like an apple core and without realizing you have touched that raw chicken, pork etc again! This bin = no contamination! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]