This is perfect for the organized person who doesn't want their recycled just placed in an open bin. It nicely separates both recycled and regular trash in two separate baskets under one can. With a step stool function that glides easily up. So here is what I found to be troublesome. The 2 baskets do not fit a 13 gallon bag so when you take the bag out you have wasted half of the bag. Why not get smaller bags, you may ask? Well we produce ALOT of trash for a family of 6. Also the lid does go down on it's own after using the step stool, but forces of habits we end up pushing it down ourselves which kind of defeats the purpose. It does clean up our trash area but in the end the regular plastic ones work just as good for a family like our, but would be GREAT for the recycling millenial family.