Best trash can with a lid by: Frank Paiva, BestReviews Staff Posted: Nov 1, 2021 / 06:58 AM MDT Updated: Aug 16, 2022 / 10:52 AM MDT BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate ...

A lid also prevents adult flies from flying into the can as easily. That said, to truly get rid of flies, you'll have to take additional steps beyond just using a trash can with a lid.

Like the cans with butterfly lids we tested, the 16.5-gallon Umbra Venti Trash Can was too difficult to scrape food into without making a mess all over the lid.

That means that garbage bags can no longer be placed directly on the curb for pickup. But some have wondered what a “tight-fitting” lid on a garbage can means.

However, Limbach discovered a 60-gallon trash can made from recycled plastic, built by Toter, that's specifically designed for the truck to mechanically grab it with its arm and dump it.