Recycling container and method of manufacture

A container for the collection of waste products comprising:

• a base receptacle including a bottom and an upstanding side wall defining an interior, said upstanding side wall forming an open mouth section at an end portion thereof opposite said bottom, said mouth section including an upper lip portion, at least one rim portion and a support ledge, the lip portion being associated with the upper end of said mouth section and being adapted to engage a portion of a flexible bag liner when positioned thereover, said lip portion being spaced inwardly of said at least one rim portion and said support ledge being spaced outwardly of said at least one rim portion, said at least one rim portion being positioned longitudinally between the lip portion and the support ledge and extending around at least a portion of the perimeter of said open mouth section;
• a cover including a top portion extending over the open mouth section and a side wall portion depending from the top portion, said side wall having a lower end portion and a bottom edge, the lower end portion of said cover defining an open mouth section sized and shaped to be removably received over the open mouth section of said base receptacle with the bottom edge of said cover being engagable with said support ledge, the cover and base receptacle having at least two separate and longitudinally spaced zones of contact for engaging the flexible bag liner therebetween and having a gap between the zones of contact where the flexible bag liner is not engaged between the cover and base receptacle, at least a portion of said rim portion being engagable with at least a portion of the lower portion of said cover when said cover is installed on said base receptacle thereby providing a peripheral area of contact between said cover and at least a portion of the rim portion of said base receptacle for securing a flexible bag liner therebetween and forming one of said zones of contact, said cover having a through opening providing access to said interior for depositing waste product therein without removing the cover from the receptacle.