Product review (1 stars): Waste of Money
This is a very, very poorly designed, low quality product.  It is NOT completely airtight (there is an opening on the top/front of the can) which causes numerous problems (odors, bugs, etc.).  The "boot" on the inside of the can that does the compacting is smaller than the size of the can so food squishes up around the unprotected "boot" and you end up with food in the hinges and on the upper sides of the can that make a real mess when you open it to add more garbage.  After using this product for 5 days with numerous problems, we also determined that it is a bad idea to have a compactor this large as it means that your garbage is staying in your kitchen longer (decomposing).  If you really want a trash compactor, buy an electric one.  Otherwise, spend your money on a SimpleHuman garbage can which is what we did after throwing this product in the garbage.