a trash can assembly has a shell , a lid fitted over the top end of the shell , a pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell , a link assembly coupling the pedal and the lid , and a motion damper coupled to the link assembly for slowing the closing motion of the lid . the assembly also includes an inner liner that is retained inside the shell , with a support frame secured to the top end of the shell and having a ridge on which a peripheral lip of the inner liner rests . two or more inner liners can be provided inside the shell . in addition , the lid can be pivotably connected to the upper edge of the outer shell by a connector which has a sleeve that is coupled to the upper edge of the outer shell , a non - metal tube that is positioned inside the sleeve , and a shaft received inside the bore of the tube .