Patent ID: 8910821

Claim:
A waste container, comprising: a base defining a waste-receiving compartment and including a body and a closure component, said closure component being pivotally attached to said body to provide said closure component with a first, open position in which said waste-receiving compartment is accessible and a second, closed position in which said waste-receiving compartment is closed, said closure component including a support portion, an opening and a membrane arranged in said opening and attached to said support portion such that said membrane moves with pivotal movement of said closure component between its first and second positions, said body including a closure component support portion that supports said closure component when in said second position; a lid movably attached to said base and that moves between a first, closed position covering said opening of said closure component and a second, open position in which it does not obstruct said opening of said closure component; and a waste treatment component arranged on an underside of said lid, said waste treatment component being positioned to exert pressure at least partly toward said membrane when said membrane is present and when said lid is in its first position, said waste treatment component comprising: a waste treatment component base having a conduit portion at a lower end having a solid part to thereby define a closed lower end of said waste treatment component base, and an open upper end, a cover attached to said waste treatment component base to close said open upper end, a first compartment receivable of a first waste treatment material being defined on a first side of said closed lower end of said waste treatment component base between said solid part of said conduit portion and said cover, and a member movably attached to said lower end of said conduit portion, a second compartment receivable of a second waste treatment material being defined, when said member is attached to said lower end of said waste treatment component base, on a second side of said closed lower end of said waste treatment component base opposite said first side and between said solid part of said conduit portion and said member, said member including at least one aperture on an exposed side in communication with said second compartment, whereby in use, a bag is partly inserted into said waste-receiving compartment through said membrane and retained by said closure component, and receives waste.