On Tue, 01 May 2012 10:07:38 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> Yes, I can't see any advantages, only unnecessary complication, for a
> sensor. The foot pedal in my all-plastic OXO kitchen trash container
> works very well and the container was not expensive.

Mine is metal and definitely not cheap, but it's sure worth it. I
love having a lid (keeps the odor to zero) and it's very convenient to
lift the lid by stepping on a pedal. It's the second model I've had.
The foot pedal fell off the first one after 8-10 years, but I just
stepped on the metal doohickey that did the real work. That gave up
the ghost after another 5-10 years and now the unit is in the basement
acting as a manually operated trash can.

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