We've had this dual compartment trash can for about a year and still love it. We purchased this after a lot of researching, both online and in stores, and for the size and money, this was the best! It's attractive (as strange as it seems to say that about a trash can), reliable, and holds a decent amount of trash. The stainless is a low maintenance "fingerprint proof" and we put the stickers on the inside of the lid, so guests can still tell what side is what, but they're not visible until you're actually throwing something away. We empty it about once a week, sometimes more if there are large recycling items or if we have guests, but that's about what we were looking for. It rarely smells unless the lid is open for a while, so I'd say it's pretty good with odor control.We use regular-size kitchen drawstring trash bags (13 gallon I think). Put them in leaving a couple inches hanging over, then put the "rings" in and fold the extra bag over the rings. We have no problem with the bags showing after you put the lid back on and the "rings" (shaped like a "D") are super easy to take out and put in.The motion sensor works just fine. Every once in a while it's a little quirky, for ex. you may have to hold your hand closer to the sensor than usual or if it's too full and doesn't shut properly, the lid may continue to not close entirely until you reset it (either by turning it off and on again or even just using the open/close buttons). Still, this happens infrequently, and in the scheme of things is no big deal. If you need the lid to stay open for an extended period of time, all you need to do is push the open button instead of waving your hand over it. There is also a switch in the back to turn this off for changing the bags. We've changed the batteries once so far, so I'm thinking once a year isn't too bad. I don't remember that being difficult at all; they are located in the back of the lid.We've received lots of compliments on this can and I can say with surety that we would recommend it highly. All-in-all, this is a great trash can,especially for the price.