Waste receptacle

A waste receptacle for animal excreta, the waste receptacle comprising:

• a housing having a base and at least one sidewall upstanding from the base so as to define an internal housing void in which a liner can be provided;
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• a housing liner insertable into said internal housing void, the housing liner having a liner base and at least one housing liner sidewall supportable in use so as to be generally upstanding from said liner base, the liner base and said at least one housing liner sidewall cooperating to define an internal liner void for receipt of animal litter, wherein the internal liner void is configured to contain a measure of cat litter;
• wherein the housing and the housing liner each comprise access ports that cooperate with one another when the housing liner is received within said internal housing void to allow an animal to enter the housing and access the measure of litter provided within said liner void, the at least one housing liner sidewall further comprising a pocket for storage of a litter scoop, said pocket being provided in an external face of the at least one housing liner sidewall that is adjacent an internal face of said at least one housing sidewall when the housing liner is inserted into said internal housing void, said pocket comprising a panel that is coupled to said external face of said housing liner sidewall at a first edge proximate the liner base and at second and third edges extending away from said first edge and said liner base, said panel further comprising a fourth edge distal from said liner base that extends between said second and third edges, said fourth edge being movable away from the external face of the housing liner to provide access to an interior pocket cavity between the external face of the housing liner and said panel, the interior pocket cavity being delimited by the first, second and third edges of said panel that are coupled to said external face of said liner, wherein the interior pocket cavity is normally obscured from view and access thereto is obstructed by the liner.