Waste container includes a base defining a waste-receiving compartment, and an insert supported on the base and adapted to engage a peripheral edge of a bag that extends into the compartment while maintaining an opening of the bag unobstructed. The insert has at least one bag-engagement edge. A mova
Waste container includes a base defining a waste-receiving compartment, and an insert supported on the base and adapted to engage a peripheral edge of a bag that extends into the compartment while maintaining an opening of the bag unobstructed. The insert has at least one bag-engagement edge. A movable closure component has a first engagement position in which the closure component engages with the insert to press the bag when present against the bag-engagement edge(s) of the insert, and a second non-engagement position in which the closure component is separated from the bag-engagement edge(s) of the insert. A lid is attached to the base and movable between a first, closed position covering the opening of the bag and a second, open position in which it does not obstruct the opening of the bag.
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1. A waste container for use with a bag, comprising: a base defining a waste-receiving compartment;an insert supported on said base; anda lid attached to said base and that is movable between a first, closed position covering said insert and a second, open position in which said lid does not obstruc
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A waste container for use with a bag, comprising: a base defining a waste-receiving compartment;an insert supported on said base; anda lid attached to said base and that is movable between a first, closed position covering said insert and a second, open position in which said lid does not obstruct access to said insert,said insert comprising: an annular disc having an inner bag-engagement edge region defining an aperture and at least one bag-engagement edge, said annular disc including a flexible retainer, said retainer including a lip and a flange opposite said lip;an attachment structure arranged on said annular disc, said at least one bag engagement edge, said retainer and said attachment structure being elevated in a common direction from said annular disc; anda closure component including an annular part, said closure component being movably connected to said annular disc by said attachment structure such that said closure component has a first engagement position in which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure and said annular part is engaged with said at least one bag-engagement edge, and a second non-engagement position in which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure and said annular part is not engaged with said at least one bag-engagement edge, said closure component being movable between the first and second positions while attached to said annular disc by said attachment structure,said annular disc, said attachment structure and said closure component being a unitary structure removable from or insertable onto said base as a unit,said retainer and said closure component engaging with one another when said closure component is in the first position,said closure component being configured to be urged into engagement with said retainer against the flexure of said retainer and said retainer being configured to require flexure thereof to enable release of said closure component from engagement with said retainer. 2. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said annular disc further includes an outer edge region defining an exposed outer edge of said annular disc facing away from said aperture, said attachment structure being situated between said exposed outer edge of said annular disc and said at least one bag-engagement edge. 3. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said attachment structure is configured to pivotally attach said closure component to said annular disc such that said closure component pivots between the first and second positions while attached at a single location to said annular disc by said attachment structure. 4. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said annular disc further includes an outer edge region defining an exposed outer edge of said annular disc facing away from said aperture, said retainer being situated inward of said exposed outer edge of said annular disc and outward of said at least one bag-engagement edge. 5. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said closure component includes an annular wall engaging with said retainer of said insert when said closure component is in the first position. 6. The waste container of claim 5, wherein said retainer further includes a vertical portion, said lip being proximate a top of said vertical portion and configured such that said annular wall of said closure component is received under said lip, said annular wall of said closure component being configured to be urged into engagement with said retainer against the flexure of said retainer. 7. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said retainer is arranged on said annular disc inward of an outer peripheral edge region, said retainer being situated radially outward of said at least one bag-engagement edge. 8. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said closure component includes an annular wall, said annular wall having an outer edge aside from a part at which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure. 9. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said annular disc includes an annular portion, said inner edge region including an inner wall extending upward from an inner edge of said annular portion, a ledge extending radially inward from an upper edge of said inner wall and an annular wall extending downward from an inner edge of said ledge, an opening being defined by said annular wall, said annular portion of said closure component having a U-shaped cross-section defining a channel facing toward said annular disc, said closure component being positioned in the first position such that said inner wall, said ledge and said annular wall are at least partly received in said channel. 10. The waste container of claim 1, further comprising at least one projection projecting outward from an outer peripheral edge region of said annular disc. 11. The waste container of claim 9, further comprising elongate detents or ridges on an outer surface of said inner wall. 12. The waste container of claim 1, wherein said insert is substantially circular. 13. The waste container of claim 5, wherein said annular wall of said closure component is configured such that it does not engage with said retainer of said insert when said closure component is in the second position and has an outer edge aside from a part at which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure. 14. The waste container of claim 5, wherein said flange is proximate the top of said vertical portion opposite said lip. 15. The waste container of claim 5, wherein said retainer further includes an angled surface arranged above said lip to facilitate placement of said annular wall of said closure component under said lip as said retainer flexes. 16. An insert for a waste container, comprising: an annular disc having an inner bag-engagement edge region defining an aperture and at least one bag-engagement edge, said annular disc including a flexible retainer, said retainer including a lip and a flange opposite said lip;an attachment structure arranged on said annular disc, said at least one bag engagement edge, said retainer and said attachment structure being elevated in a common direction from said annular disc; anda closure component including an annular part, said closure component being movably connected to said annular disc by said attachment structure such that said closure component has a first engagement position in which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure and said annular part is engaged with said at least one bag-engagement edge, and a second non-engagement position in which said closure component is connected to said attachment structure and said annular part is not engaged with said at least one bag-engagement edge, said closure component being movable between the first and second positions while attached to said annular disc by said attachment structure,said annular disc, said attachment structure and said closure component being a unitary structure removable from or insertable onto said base as a unit,said retainer and said closure component engaging with one another when said closure component is in the first position,said closure component being configured to be urged into engagement with said retainer against the flexure of said retainer and said retainer being configured to require flexure thereof to enable release of said closure component from engagement with said retainer. 17. The insert of claim 16, wherein said annular disc further includes an outer edge region defining an exposed outer edge of said annular disc facing away from said aperture, said attachment structure being situated inward of said exposed outer edge of said annular disc and outward of said at least one bag-engagement edge. 18. The insert of claim 16, wherein said attachment structure is configured to pivotally attach said closure component to said annular disc such that said closure component pivots between the first and second positions while attached at a single location to said annular disc by said attachment structure. 19. The insert of claim 16, wherein said annular disc includes an annular portion, said inner edge region including an inner wall extending upward from an inner edge of said annular portion, a ledge extending radially inward from an upper edge of said inner wall and an annular wall extending downward from an inner edge of said ledge, an opening being defined by said annular wall, said annular part of said closure component having a U-shaped cross-section defining a channel facing toward said annular disc, said closure component being positioned in the first position such that said inner wall, said ledge and said annular wall are at least partly received in said channel, further comprising elongate detents or ridges on an outer surface of said inner wall. 20. The insert of claim 16, wherein said closure component includes a wall engaging with said retainer of said insert when said closure component is in the first position, said retainer further includes a vertical portion, said lip being proximate a top of said vertical portion and configured such that said wall of said closure component is received under said lip.
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