Container for rubbish

In a closed, vented rubbish container including a receptacle for receiving and containing the rubbish and a cover for closing the receptacle, said receptacle comprising an inner container having a side wall integrally joined to a base wall and adapted to receive and contain rubbish, an outer container enclosing said inner container in spaced relation therewith, said outer container having an outer wall and a base joined to said outer wall adjacent to the lower end thereof, said outer wall being involuted in configuration so as to extend upwardly from said base of the outer container and turn inwardly and downwardly at the upper end of the outer wall and subsequently terminate near said base of the inner container in spaced relationship therewith, said outer wall thereby defining a cavity therein for receiving said inner container side wall and defining therewith an air passage, the inner lower portion of said outer side wall cooperating with said base of the inner container in defining an air outlet port, entry means defining an air intake port in said outer container in communication with said air passage for supplying ventilated air through said air passage to the interior of said inner container whereby rubbish contained in the receptacle is ventilated.