This system was worth the additional cost. It's compact, the right size for what should go in it before things start to smell, bags are perfect and also "green". It took us a while to get used to separating but feels like we're now part of the solution instead of contributing to the problem. Simple Human has helped us really simplify.
I would give this compost caddy 5 stars, except that the liners we bought to go with it are way too thin. We have to wash out the caddy every time we remove a filled liner. Our previous compost device came with more substantial liners that never leaked.
I was excited because I live in a condo and didnt want do you have to go to the big trashcan every time I cut up vegetables and etc. But the lid does not close all the way so the smells coming from the trashcan I just bought is terrible! I would think that since it is supposed to be a rotting vegetables at the lid would snap tightly shut but it does not. I am very unhappy with the purchase.