Waste container

Abstract

In one aspect, a waste container having a waste chute including a waste inlet and a waste outlet; a compartment including a door movable between open and closed positions and a lock to secure the door in the closed position; a liner to receive a flexible plastic bag, the liner sized to be positioned in the compartment below the waste outlet; and a retainer configured to releasably connect to the liner to secure the flexible plastic bag to the liner. The waste chute includes an upper portion configured to receive waste from the waste inlet and direct the waste in a first direction and a lower portion configured to receive the waste from the upper portion of the waste chute and direct the waste toward the waste outlet in a second direction transverse to the first direction.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.