Container assembly for refuse vehicle

A container assembly, comprising:

• a container having a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall cooperatively defining an internal cavity;
• and
• a cover assembly positioned to selectively enclose the internal cavity of the container, the cover assembly including:
• a cover having a pivot end, a free end, a first side, and a second side, the pivot end pivotally coupled to at least one of the front wall, the rear wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall of the container;
• an arm coupled to the cover in a location that is spaced from the pivot end;
• and
• an actuator positioned to selectively rotate the arm to open and close the cover.

A refuse vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab positioned at a front end of the chassis;
• and
• a container assembly including:
• a container having a front wall, a rear wall positioned between the front wall and the cab, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall cooperatively defining an internal cavity, wherein the rear wall includes frame members extending at least one of vertically, horizontally, and diagonally along an interior surface of the rear wall;
• and
• a collection arm assembly slidably coupled to the rear wall of the container such that the collection arm assembly is selectively extendable laterally outward from the container to facilitate engaging a refuse bin to deposit refuse into the internal cavity of the container.