Cartridge-type container usable in a machine for the production of ice cream, and insertable in a housing compartment of said machine associated with a cooling circuit, the cartridge-type container comprising: - a tub comprising a bottom wall and a lateral wall configured to cooperate, during use, with said cooling circuit, the bottom wall and lateral wall (26, 27) defining a chamber for working and preserving the ice cream provided with an upper aperture, and a tubular body that extends into said chamber from said bottom wall along a central axis of said tub, and provided with through apertures in correspondence with each end through which a drive shaft of said machine can pass, characterized in that it comprises - a lid configured to selectively and stably close said aperture so as to form, with said tub, said cartridge-type container as a single entity that can be transported and handled in a closed and assembled condition, wherein said tub is provided with first coupling means and said lid is provided with second coupling means mating with said first coupling means and comprises sealing elements suitable to cooperate with said tub and define a stable and sealed reciprocal coupling between said tub and said lid, and close said chamber for working and preserving the ice cream, wherein said second coupling means comprise circumferential ridges suitable to deform during the insertion of the lid in the upper aperture of the tub and to interfere with said lateral wall defining said first coupling means and said lid is provided with at least one through aperture through which the ice cream can be delivered from said chamber, and with a closing member selectively drivable to open or close said through aperture. - a tub comprising a bottom wall and a lateral wall configured to cooperate, during use, with said cooling circuit, the bottom wall and lateral wall (26, 27) defining a chamber for working and preserving the ice cream provided with an upper aperture, and a tubular body that extends into said chamber from said bottom wall along a central axis of said tub, and provided with through apertures in correspondence with each end through which a drive shaft of said machine can pass, - a lid configured to selectively and stably close said aperture so as to form, with said tub, said cartridge-type container as a single entity that can be transported and handled in a closed and assembled condition, wherein said tub is provided with first coupling means and said lid is provided with second coupling means mating with said first coupling means and comprises sealing elements suitable to cooperate with said tub and define a stable and sealed reciprocal coupling between said tub and said lid, and close said chamber for working and preserving the ice cream, wherein said second coupling means comprise circumferential ridges suitable to deform during the insertion of the lid in the upper aperture of the tub and to interfere with said lateral wall defining said first coupling means and said lid is provided with at least one through aperture through which the ice cream can be delivered from said chamber, and with a closing member selectively drivable to open or close said through aperture.