Container with waste removal device

A waste containment system for containing animal waste and for removing animal waste from a mass of litter material therein, the system comprising

• a container with an interior space,
• a waste removal apparatus removably disposed in the interior space of the container, the waste removal apparatus comprising
• a body member having two opposed spaced apart sides and an open end,
• a bottom member interconnected between the two sides,
• an end member interconnected between the two sides,
• a reticulated structure on the bottom member,
• an end of each side and an end of the bottom member defining the open end of the body member, the open end of the body member facilitating introduction of the apparatus into the mass of litter material,
• an end support bar extending between the two sides at the open end of the body,
• the end support bar, two sides, and bottom member defining an end opening through which litter material passes into the apparatus,
• at least one handle secured to or formed integrally of the body member,
• the litter material comprising material which agglomerates animal waste producing waste-litter agglomerates,
• the reticulated structure having openings sized so that the waste removal apparatus, upon removal from the mass of litter material, retains thereon the waste-litter agglomerates while allowing non-agglomerated litter components to pass therethrough back into the mass of litter material,
• the end member having a tapered end lip to facilitate emplacement of the apparatus in the mass of litter material,
• the reticulated structure having two spaced apart ends,
• two weight members on the reticulated structure, one weight member at each end of the reticulated structure, and
• interconnection means connected to the at least one handle or to the container for releasably interconnecting the at least one handle to the container.