Patent ID: 8562212

Claim:
A containment bag for use in a dumpster container having a plurality of sidewalls defining a top and a bottom, said bottom being closed, said top being substantially open for accepting bulk materials, said plurality of sidewalls including two opposing endwalls, and said bottom defining a dumpster container interior, said containment bag comprising a bag adapted to fit within and line the interior of said dumpster container, said containment bag having a top portion substantially alignable with said top of said dumpster container, said containment bag further having a top edge alignable with the open top of said dumpster container when said containment bag is positioned in and lining a dumpster container, a zipper positioned on said top portion and substantially centered on said top portion and extending lengthwise on said bag top portion, said zipper having two terminal ends, said containment bag further having a linear connector attachable to said bag top near said two terminal ends of said zipper, said containment bag top portion being adapted to form two opposing triangular shaped folds that extend above said top of said dumpster container when said zipper is closed, said zipper, when opened and said triangular shaped folds are unfolded, creates an opening on said top portion of said containment bag which can be substantially aligned with the open top of a dumpster container when said containment bag is positioned in and lining the dumpster container, said triangular folds, when unfolded, are adapted to be inverted inside out over said top of said dumpster container, said containment bag being configured to allow said top portion triangular shaped folds to be drawn towards one another, and positioned and retained in a folded position immediately adjacent the remaining portion of said top portion of said containment bag by said linear connector when said containment bag is loaded and said zipper is closed.