I live maintaining clean hands, as does my husband who is a chef.  This unit also works great for keeping my puppy out of the can.  I have yet to child test it as all of mine are summer vacationing, but they will undoubtedly find a way to upset my Zen with this unit.  I like using bags I already purchased instead of specially designed bag.  There is a filter for smells, but I have had items go bad in the bag and could smell it emitting from the area of the can.  As mine is close to fridge this made it interesting to locate the smell.

Pros: fits nicely in a small area under bar height counter
Cons: not a true stainless steel finish