Glad trash can replacement parts

There is no Glad replacement-parts store for trash cans. Glad's own support site covers trash bags and food storage; cans are a separate licensed housewares line and appear nowhere on it. So a cracked lid or a bent pedal rod has three realistic routes, in this order: a return or replacement through the retailer you bought it from if you are inside the window, a warranty or parts request to the seller on the listing rather than to Glad, or a repair you do yourself. If all three fail, the can is a consumable at this price - which is worth knowing before you spend a weekend on it.

Four parts, in rough order of how often we see them raised. Three of the four you can address without a part at all.

• The lid hinge. The commonest failure on any stepped can, and the one with no aftermarket fix: a lid is molded to a specific body, so a universal replacement does not exist. If the hinge pin has sheared, the can is finished as a step can - though it still works as an open can with the lid removed.
• The pedal linkage. Usually bent rather than broken, and usually bent by somebody standing on the pedal rather than stepping on it. This is often repairable at home. Trash can pedal not working is the diagnostic order, including how to straighten a rod without snapping it.
• The bag rings. The stainless rings that grip the liner on the rim pop out of their seats. They clip back in; if one has cracked, a strong binder clip on the rim does the same job and nobody will see it under the lid.
• The lid's stay-open mechanism. On the GLD-74525 the lid is meant to hold up for bag changes. When it stops holding it is nearly always grease in the mechanism, not a broken part - clean it before you condemn it.

1. Find your model number. It is on the box and usually molded into the base: GLD-74525 is the 13-gallon stainless step can, GLD-74507 the 20-gallon, and the plastic step cans carry their own GLD numbers. Nobody can help you without it.
2. Go back to the retailer, not to Glad. Inside the return window a replacement can is faster and cheaper for everyone than a part. Outside it, the seller on the listing is still the correct first contact - that is where the US-based product support sits.
3. Try the home repair. A bent pedal rod, a popped bag ring and a sticky stay-open mechanism are all fixable in ten minutes with no parts. A sheared lid hinge is not.
4. Price the repair against the can. A mid-market can is not a ten-year purchase with a parts path behind it. If the fix costs more than half a new can, buy the can.
5. If you are replacing anyway, buy for the part that broke. If the hinge went, buy a can with a latched or touch lid instead of a hinged one. If the pedal went, consider a touch-top or a sensor can with no linkage at all.

And the uncomfortable general point: a parts path is one of the few things that genuinely separates premium cans from mid-market ones. Rubbermaid and simplehuman both sell spares; Glad does not. Trash can lid replacement, brand by brand lists who stocks what, and is simplehuman worth it? prices that difference over a decade.

Nothing above is a reason to avoid the line - it is a reason to buy the model whose parts matter least. The 13-gallon stainless is the pick of the range because the two features you are paying for, the rear bag compartment and the stay-open lid, are molded into the body rather than bolted on. The plastic step can is the one to buy for a garage or a rental, where a cracked lid costs you very little.

The two Glad cans worth owning: the 13-gallon stainless for a kitchen, the plastic step can where a replacement should be cheap.

Best Glad overall

Glad 13 Gallon Stainless Steel Step Trash Can with Clorox Odor Protection (GLD-74525)

The Glad can to buy if you only buy one: a 13-gallon brushed stainless step can with the odor treatment on the lid and a rear compartment that stores the bag roll.

$79.99 · View on Amazon

Price as of October 17, 2026.  #ad How we make money

Best cheap Glad

Glad 13 Gallon Plastic Step Trash Can with Clorox Odor Protection

The same lid treatment and bag rings in a plastic body, for the rooms where a fingerprint-resistant finish is not worth paying for.

$37.99 · View on Amazon

Price as of October 17, 2026.  #ad How we make money

The whole line is compared, including the 20-gallon and the two-pack, in the best Glad trash cans.

• Step on the pedal, do not stand on it. The linkage is designed for a press and a release. A loaded foot held down is what bends the rod.
• Do not overfill past the rim. An overfull liner forces the lid against its stops every time it closes, which is what works a hinge loose.
• Clean the lid frame, not just the bucket. Grease in the hinge and the stay-open mechanism is behind most 'broken' lids. How to clean a trash can has the method.
• Use the right bag size. A bag that is too small slips off the rings and drops into the can, and the usual response is to yank the lid - why your trash bag doesn't fit sizes it properly.