Storage housing for a waste receptacle

An assembly comprising a storage housing and a wheeled waste receptacle contained within the housing, the housing comprising front, rear and opposite side walls which extend from a base, and which terminate at an upper periphery of the housing thereof, at least the front side wall comprising a door which can be opened and closed relative to the side wall to enable the waste receptacle to be removably positioned within and removed from the housing through the front side wall;

• the housing further comprising locking means for releasably locking the door when closed and a lid slidably mounted with respect to said opposite side walls which is slidably moveable in a horizontal direction with respect to the front side wall between a first position in which the lid substantially closes the housing and a second position in which the lid substantially opens the housing;
• the waste receptacle comprising a hinged cover and the housing comprising a linkage between the hinged cover and the lid of the housing, wherein the linkage hinges the cover of the waste receptacle as the lid is slid horizontally forwardly from said first to said second position to open the cover of the waste receptacle and to enable waste to be deposited within the open receptacle, the housing being arranged to close the cover of the waste receptacle as the lid is slid horizontally rearwardly from said second to said first position.