This is probably the fourth trash can we've bought in the past year. We've tried multiple designs as well as wildlife proofing devices in an attempt to keep an extremely determined cat out of the kitchen garbage. So far, this is the most successful - it's too heavy and stable to knock over, the pedal is too narrow for him to get on and press even if he does figure that out and the lid is both heavy enough and designed in a way that seems to make it so he can't use his nose to push it up and get in or scratch at the bag, so I'm hoping it will be the last can I need to buy for quite some time. Plus, it looks great!