[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Third child, and I've never used one of these nor known how they work so was very excited to try! Took me a few mins to figure out how it actually works as I had no idea, loaded it all up and was ready to go.
So I get the principle behind it, but the execution isn't 100% great. I don't know what kind of material the bin is made from, it reminds me of the bamboo plastic, but it absorbs ALL the smell. No matter how much I cleaned, used bin smell stuff etc the smell lingers. It initially started in the living room, now it lives in the porch. Perhaps a metal lining would help?
The mechanism itself can be stiff, and a bit faffy, it can't be turned one handed easily.
The good bits, it's convenient! When it's raining or you don't want to leave the ever wiggling baby alone to go out stuff in the outside bin, it's handy. My eldest had fun turning the handle!
I'm not sure if the bags are degradable, I hate that nappies exist but we don't get on with reusable to it's a necessary evil, but it would be good to know what eco credentials it has.
Overall, I guess if I was a first time mum, I would have loved it, but third time with the eldest being 10, it's just ok and I can live without it.
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