Safety 1st Diaper Pail :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Works like a charm

2008-08-30
I use this for my catbox. I scoop into a plastic bag, keeping odor discs in the compartment under the lid. Stops the smell. Since it's emptied every couple of days, there's no smell in the house.

Perfect for cat litter

2008-07-15
I purchased this pail to use as a cat litter (poop) disposal. It seems to do the job. It keeps the odor inside but careful when you open it! I placed a scented tart in the lid (there's a place for it), and it does help. Suggestion, dispose of the poop at least once a day. In doing so, it won't be bad when you lift the lid. It's worth every penny! I recommend it.

Not so good if you're using cloth.

2008-04-27
I purchased this pail for use with cloth diapers. This pail works but has some flaws.

I like the foot pedal but it doesn't work all that well, it basically lifts it up enough to squeeze the diaper in. I feel it should lift higher so that I'm not struggling to insert a diaper.

The pail is made to use standard size grocery store bags but they are a tight squeeze and I can barely fit one days worth of cloth diapers in the pail. They are larger than disposable diapers so I'm not sure how many disposables it could hold. Trying to get a standard size grocery bag on it is such a pain (and in my case, wasteful since I use cloth diapers that I have to wash) that I made a liner from PUL (the waterproof material cloth diapers are made from) with an elastic top that goes in the wash with my diapers. It fits great although the heavier cloth material makes it more difficult for the metal rod/lever to lift the lid but it is not much different than with a plastic bag.

This pail has a compartment in the top with holes for, what I'm assuming to be, an air freshener. I use a piece of an old cut up t-shirt with a couple drops of essential oil (orange, lemon, lavender, etc.) to give the pail a nicer smell when it's open. I haven't smelled any odors except for when I open the lid. Of course, this may be because I have to empty it every day since it does not hold that many diapers. It looks taller in the pictures (to me) than it is in person. (Someone suggested to me to use this pail for scooped kitty litter when we're out of diapers- just a thought)

just what I needed

2008-04-07
I bought this to use for my daughter's cloth diapers. It works great. It's small enough to lift when dumping out the water (as long as you don't over fill it). It's also small enough to not take up too much space in the laundry room. And it's very easy to clean and you don't have to worry about touching the lid with a yucky diaper in your hand!

Great price and good diaper pail

2008-02-15
Don't bother with the more expensive pails. It does not contain odor as long as you line it with a plastic trash bag. It has been used WELL :) in our home since our daughter was born 5 months ago and we haven't had a problem yet. It is a little small but who wants a larger pail when the diapers have longer to "settle" in there?

Perfect as a Dog pail

2008-01-15
This works great for dogs. I live in a complex where my trash is taken to a dumpster, so constantly taking my puppies waste there did not seem like a good option. This I can sit right out on my patio and empty when needed. Smell seems to be kept inside (this is winter - summer yet to be seen). Good option for those who don't want to spend a lot on a fancy step-lid if all you need is something basic. This has a spot for deodorizers inside but does not come with one. Line it with an 8 gallon bag and you'll be good to go.

Fine For The Price

2008-01-08
Wasn't really expecting much, just wanted a cheap system for our bedroom. It fills up quickly, and our regular garbage bags are too big for the pail. We just fill it up in our bedroom and dump the diapers into the big kitchen garbage, and start all over again until the reused bag in our bedroom starts to stink (fine for at least 4 loads). It's fine for our needs, we don't notice nasty smells lingering like I expected, so pretty happy with it overall.

Great pail for the price

2007-12-23
I purchased this for the dog. Works great. Leaving it in the garage. Don't think it will work indoors as well as it is not entirely sealed, but for the garage it is a great product.

Does what it's supposed to do

2007-11-15
I use this diaper pail in my garage to store dog waste. It does just what it's supposed to do - keeps the smell in. Easy to use - I use regular grocery store plastic bags in here and they work fine. Good value.

Great for used kitty litter

2007-08-31
We needed something to put the used kitty litter in so we wouldn't have to go outside to the trash can all the time. This works great. We use the little Sassy bags for diapers, scoop up the litter, and then put the bag in this pail. I put a car deodorizer in the space provided for an air freshener and that works great too. I would give it 5 stars except that the foot pedal doesn't always work though it is easy to lift the lid without it.