A refuse storage receptacle comprising: a body comprising an interior cavity and at least one opening located on a top portion of the body; and a cap portion configured to engage with the top portion of the body, the cap portion comprising: a frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion configured to engage with the body, the frame member having an opening configured to allow refuse to pass through the frame member and into to the interior cavity of the body; a lid rotationally connected to the frame member in the region of the opening, the lid having a shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the opening in the frame member, the lid comprising at least one hinge attachment member on a first side of the lid and a securement member on a second side of the lid generally opposite the first side, the at least one hinge attachment member configured to connect to one or more lid engagement members of the frame member, the lid configured to transition between an opened configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the lid inhibits access to the opening in the frame member when the lid is in a closed configuration; an actuator rotationally connected to the frame member, the actuator configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the actuator rotationally biased toward the closed position; and a locking member configured to engage with the securement member of the lid when the actuator is in the closed position such that the locking member secures the lid in the closed configuration and inhibits the lid from moving to the open configuration, the engagement of the locking member and the securement member being released upon application of a downward input force at an effective angle upon the actuator, thereby allowing the lid to move to the open configuration, characterised in that the actuator extends outwardly and downwardly from a front edge of the frame member such that the actuator extends in front of the front edge of the frame member. a body comprising an interior cavity and at least one opening located on a top portion of the body; and a cap portion configured to engage with the top portion of the body, the cap portion comprising: a frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion configured to engage with the body, the frame member having an opening configured to allow refuse to pass through the frame member and into to the interior cavity of the body; a lid rotationally connected to the frame member in the region of the opening, the lid having a shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the opening in the frame member, the lid comprising at least one hinge attachment member on a first side of the lid and a securement member on a second side of the lid generally opposite the first side, the at least one hinge attachment member configured to connect to one or more lid engagement members of the frame member, the lid configured to transition between an opened configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the lid inhibits access to the opening in the frame member when the lid is in a closed configuration; an actuator rotationally connected to the frame member, the actuator configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the actuator rotationally biased toward the closed position; and a locking member configured to engage with the securement member of the lid when the actuator is in the closed position such that the locking member secures the lid in the closed configuration and inhibits the lid from moving to the open configuration, the engagement of the locking member and the securement member being released upon application of a downward input force at an effective angle upon the actuator, thereby a frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion configured to engage with the body, the frame member having an opening configured to allow refuse to pass through the frame member and into to the interior cavity of the body; a lid rotationally connected to the frame member in the region of the opening, the lid having a shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the opening in the frame member, the lid comprising at least one hinge attachment member on a first side of the lid and a securement member on a second side of the lid generally opposite the first side, the at least one hinge attachment member configured to connect to one or more lid engagement members of the frame member, the lid configured to transition between an opened configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the lid inhibits access to the opening in the frame member when the lid is in a closed configuration; an actuator rotationally connected to the frame member, the actuator configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the actuator rotationally biased toward the closed position; and a locking member configured to engage with the securement member of the lid when the actuator is in the closed position such that the locking member secures the lid in the closed configuration and inhibits the lid from moving to the open configuration, the engagement of the locking member and the securement member being released upon application of a downward input force at an effective angle upon the actuator, thereby allowing the lid to move to the open configuration, characterised in that the actuator extends outwardly and downwardly from a front edge of the frame member such that the actuator extends in front of the front edge of the frame member.