I have to say , we have used the food caddy and small bin since 2009. It works perfectly if used correctly. If it was stopped tomorrow I wonder where to put waste food every day. We buy compostabe strong green small bags for the caddy from the Supermarket. It stops inside my kitchen, on the floor. I use a new bag every day. The caddy bag goes into the larger food bin outside and is emptied every week. The containers are spotless. We all think, how did we get rid of waste food before we had them.