Device for placing and containing soiled objects therein

A device for placing and containing objects therein, in particular soiled objects such as soiled diapers, comprising a container and a cover, said cover including a hollow tubular element that is open at at least one end, in which a body capable of reciprocating motion is provided, said cover being pivotable with respect to the container between a first position, in which an object can be placed into the tubular element from the outside, and a second position, in which the body can move downwards in the tubular element under the influence of the force of gravity in order to push the object into the container, characterized in that the device comprises a sleeve of flexible material arranged within the tubular element, which sleeve is closed near a first end thereof, the body being connected to the sleeve near the closed end of the sleeve and the sleeve being attached to the tubular element along its circumferential edge near a second end.