Stackable refuse cart

A stackable container for attachment to an axle and a pair of wheels to form a refuse cart, comprising:

• a floor;
• a sidewall extending from said floor, said sidewall and said floor defining a refuse containing space;
• and
• an axle stowage retainer for stowing the axle when the container is stacked together with another container, said retainer holding said axle such that it does not interfere with another container that is stacked inside said container.

A stack of unassembled refuse carts comprising:

• an axle;
• a pair of wheels adapted to be attached to said axle;
• and
• a container defining a space for containing refuse, said container including an axle mount and a cradle, said axle mount adapted to receive said axle in a rolling position such that said wheels can be attached to said axle and said container can be rolled on said wheels, said cradle shaped to retain said axle in a stowage position.

A method for shipping a plurality of refuse carts, comprising:

• placing a plurality of axles into a plurality of containers, each axle being placed into an axle stowage support on one of the containers;
• stacking the plurality of containers together by placing one container inside a bottom container and placing each sequential container inside another container above the bottom container;
• transporting the stack of containers to a desired location;
• unstacking the stack of containers;
• removing the axles from the axle stowage supports;
• assembling the carts by placing each axle into an axle mount on a container that is separate from the axle stowage support and attaching wheels to the axles.

A stackable refuse cart comprising:

• an axle;
• a wheel adapted to be attached to said axle;
• and
• a container including a plurality of sidewalls and a floor, said sidewalls and said floor defining a space for containing refuse, at least one of said sidewalls including a rib extending from said sidewall(s) within said space for containing refuse, said rib capable of supporting said axle against said sidewall(s) within said space.

A refuse cart that may be stacked with a plurality of refuse carts for shipment, comprising:

• an axle;
• a wheel adapted for attachment to said axle;
• and
• a container including a plurality of sidewalls and a floor, said sidewalls and said floor defining a refuse containing space, said floor defining an axle stowage recess, said recess surrounding at least a portion of said axle so that said axle does not interfere with another container stacked inside the container.