simplehuman 45L Step Trash Can
The verdict
A trash can earns a page here because the buying logic is pure blind-shopper thinking: you interact with it entirely by foot and touch, and simplehuman sweats exactly those mechanics. The steel pedal is a big target that simplehuman tests past 150,000 presses, and the lid-shox hinge closes slowly and silently — so the pedal click and the hush of the lid become your confirmation the job is done, no looking required.
simplehuman 45L Step Trash Can — about $110 · ≈4.6/5 across ~19k aggregated public reviews — a stainless step can with a wide foot pedal, a silent soft-close lid, and a built-in pocket that stores and dispenses liner bags.
The internal hinge means it sits flush against the wall. The honest knock is the ecosystem tax: the liner pocket assumes simplehuman's custom-fit bags, which run about $14 for a 20-pack.
Setup is a one-time sighted-helper task: measure the height against your counter overhang (the lid swings up and back, and tall reviewers have returned it for not fitting), then stock the liner pocket so bag changes are a reach-in, pull, and tie. Day to day it's fully touch-operable — pedal to open, and the lid's soft close means it never slams on your hand mid-toss. The fingerprint-proof coating is a sighted-world feature you can safely ignore.
Skip it if the price offends you — a $30 plastic can holds trash just as well — or if you buy bulk bags, which make the liner pocket pointless. Check the review split: the recurring 3-star story is a dented pedal on arrival, so inspect the pedal the day it lands. If you'd rather never touch it at all, our simplehuman 58L voice + motion sensor can page covers the touch-free route.
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Last reviewed: October 2026.