A container, in particular a waste container, having a body and a cover arranged on the body, wherein the body forms an internal receiving space and extends from a bottom side defining a lower level, which faces a substrate when used as intended, to an opposite opening side having an opening and defining an upper level, wherein wheels rotatable about a wheel axle are arranged on the bottom side of the body, and wherein the receiving space is open through the opening towards the opening side and the cover is adapted to close the opening and the receiving space, wherein the container has a holding device which is rotatably connected to the body and has a handle area, and which is movable from a first position, in which the handle area is arranged between the lower level and the upper level, to a second position and is lockable in the second position, in which the handle area is arranged behind the upper level as viewed from the lower level, so that a lever length defined by a distance between the lower level and the handle area is greater in the second position of the holding device than in the first position of the holding device, wherein the body adjacent to the opening side forms at least one projection on which the cover is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, so that the cover is movable about the axis of rotation from a first position closing the opening and the receiving space to a second position releasing the opening and the receiving space, wherein the handle area extends between two opposing end-side sections parallel to the axis of rotation, and the holding device further has two connecting arms, of which one connecting arm each extends from an end-side section to the axis of rotation, on which the connecting arms are rotatably mounted, so that the holding device is rotatable about the axis of rotation from its first position to its second position, wherein the container further has a locking element for locking the holding device in its second position, characterized in that the locking element extends parallel to the axis of rotation between the connecting arms and embraces each of the connecting arms, wherein the locking element is displaceable along the connecting arms, being guided thereby due to embracing the same. wherein the body forms an internal receiving space and extends from a bottom side defining a lower level, which faces a substrate when used as intended, to an opposite opening side having an opening and defining an upper level, wherein wheels rotatable about a wheel axle are arranged on the bottom side of the body, and wherein the receiving space is open through the opening towards the opening side and the cover is adapted to close the opening and the receiving space, wherein the container has a holding device which is rotatably connected to the body and has a handle area, and which is movable from a first position, in which the handle area is arranged between the lower level and the upper level, to a second position and is lockable in the second position, in which the handle area is arranged behind the upper level as viewed from the lower level, so that a lever length defined by a distance between the lower level and the handle area is greater in the second position of the holding device than in the first position of the holding device, wherein the body adjacent to the opening side forms at least one projection on which the cover is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, so that the cover is movable about the axis of rotation from a first position closing the opening and the receiving space to a second position releasing the opening and the receiving space, wherein the handle area extends between two opposing end-side sections parallel to the axis of rotation, and the holding device further has two connecting arms, of which one connecting arm each extends from an end-side section to the axis of rotation, on which the connecting arms are rotatably mounted, so that the holding device is rotatable about the axis of rotation from its first position to its second position, wherein the container further has a locking element for locking the holding device in its second position, characterized in that the locking element extends parallel to the axis of rotation between the connecting arms and embraces each of the connecting arms, wherein the locking element is displaceable along the connecting arms, being guided thereby due to embracing the same.