Lid securing device and refuse container including same.

A refuse container, said refuse container comprising:

• a receptacle defining a top aperture and a receptacle attachment;
• a lid, said lid defining substantially opposed lid first and second ends, said lid being hingedly mounted to said receptacle opposed to said receptacle attachment at said lid first end, said lid being movable between a lid open position and a lid closed position, said lid being removed from said top aperture in said lid open position and said lid obstructing said top aperture in said lid closed position, said lid defining a pair of lid attachments substantially adjacent said lid second end;
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• a lid securing device including:
• a stretchable element, said stretchable element including a stretchable element body, said stretchable element body being substantially elongated, flexible and resiliently stretchable, said stretchable element body defining substantially opposed stretchable element body ends, said stretchable element also including two attachment elements each mounted to said stretchable element body substantially adjacent a respective one of said stretchable element body ends, each of said attachment elements being attached to a respective one of said lid attachments;
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• a clip defining a clip first end section, a clip second end section and a clip intermediate section extending therebetween, said clip first end section being mounted to said stretchable element between said stretchable element body ends, said clip second end section being releasably attachable to said receptacle attachment when said lid is in said lid closed position;
• said lid securing device being reversibly movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein, in said unlocked position, said clip second end section is detached from said receptacle attachment and said stretchable element body has a body first length, and, in said locked position, said clip second end section is attached to said receptacle attachment and said stretchable element body has a body second length longer than said body first length and is deformed towards said receptacle attachment.