Patent ID: 7654443

Claim:
A side access garbage containment apparatus, said side access garbage containment apparatus comprising: a container bottom having a perimeter approximately the dimensions of a perimeter of a garbage bag; a vertically disposed containing member comprising a substantially inflexible side wall having a lower edge, a first vertical edge, a second vertical edge and a top edge, wherein the lower edge is contiguous to a majority of the container bottom perimeter with the vertical edges extend vertically upwards therefrom; a garbage bag holder including the vertical containing member top edge and an access section upper bag holder which continues from the top edge spanning between the first vertical containing member edge and the second vertical containing member edge; wherein the vertically disposed containing member is positioned proximate the garbage bag to support the garbage bag when being filled; a side access opening, being an opening defined by the container bottom, the first vertical containing member edge, the second vertical containing member edge, and the access section upper bag holder, the side access opening providing access for removal of the garbage bag from the garbage bag containment apparatus; and an external enclosure having a vertical member that is placed about the garbage bag containment apparatus, the enclosure including an access door for the side access opening.