It does a good job containing odors and is really cute, Holds a full week of waste from two doas. l expected it to be similar toa Diaper Genie, but it's not, Easy to put together, but set up for frst use was confusing. instructions are for disposing ofindividual pickups with small bags. i don't do that in the backyard - l walk around with a big pan and scraper, Expected to beable to just empty the pan into the bin, but the top is too smal. linstead, l empty the pan into a plastic grocery bag, then putthe bag in the bin. The interior bag works well to contain odors, but you have to spin it open to make the latest contrilbution.That exposes your nose to up to a week's worth of odor, so hold your breath, Dump it in and spin the interior bag closed -you're safe to breathe again. Other criticisms - the contraption is cheap, lightweight plastic and the interior bags areexpensive. 'll continue to use it thouch and l am glad to have it, lt's the best thing out there right now as it doesn't requireme to dig a deep hole that needs to be filed with water each week or smell and draw fies. l keep it near my pool steps ancno one notices an odor.