A system for controlling access of a user to a waste container, comprising: - at least one communication device, each communication device being associated with a user; - an access device arranged on the container; and - a server, remote from the access device and devoid of means for communicating with the access device; wherein access control is carried out exclusively by data exchanges between the communication device and the access device, an access authorization being obtained beforehand by downloading of at least one electronic token from the server to the communication device, and wherein the access device comprises a terminal comprising a communication interface (24 1), and the access device is not connected to a medium- or long-range telecommunications network; the communication device comprises a first communication interface (16 1) which uses the same technology as the terminal of the container, for operationally exchanging electromagnetic signals with the communication interface (24 1) of the terminal, and a second communication interface (16 2) making use of a cellular telecommunications network; and the server comprises a communication interface connected to the cellular network and configured to allow a connection with the second communication interface (16 2) of the communication device, wherein the token is presented to the access device of the container, for access control purposes, then the terminal checks the presented token in order to allow or deny access to the container, via the conditional activation of a locking member of said container, characterized in that the terminal comprises a memory which allows recording a log of accesses to the container by a plurality of users, and in that the data exchange during access control comprises sending the access log to the communication device, the log subsequently being sent to the server by the communication device. - at least one communication device, each communication device being associated with a user; - an access device arranged on the container; and - a server, remote from the access device and devoid of means for communicating with the access device; access control is carried out exclusively by data exchanges between the communication device and the access device, an access authorization being obtained beforehand by downloading of at least one electronic token from the server to the communication device, and wherein the access device comprises a terminal comprising a communication interface (24 1), and the access device is not connected to a medium- or long-range telecommunications network; the communication device comprises a first communication interface (16 1) which uses the same technology as the terminal of the container, for operationally exchanging electromagnetic signals with the communication interface (24 1) of the terminal, and a second communication interface (16 2) making use of a cellular telecommunications network; and the server comprises a communication interface connected to the cellular network and configured to allow a connection with the second communication interface (16 2) of the communication device, wherein the token is presented to the access device of the container, for access control purposes, then the terminal checks the presented token in order to allow or deny access to the container, via the conditional activation of a locking member of said container, characterized in that the terminal comprises a memory which allows recording a log of accesses to the container by a plurality of users, and in that the data exchange during access control comprises sending the access log to the communication device, the log subsequently being sent to the server by the communication device.