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A container (10) comprises a base (12), upstanding walls (14) on the base and a lid arrangement (16) pivotally attacked to at least one of the walls at a hinge (17). The lid arrangement is pivotally moveable about the hinge from an open position to a closed position. When the lid arrangement (16) is

A container (10) comprises a base (12), upstanding walls (14) on the base and a lid arrangement (16) pivotally attacked to at least one of the walls at a hinge (17). The lid arrangement is pivotally moveable about the hinge from an open position to a closed position. When the lid arrangement (16) is in the open position, the container (10) can be nested within a similar further container having a similar further lid arrangement, and the lid arrangement (16) can be received within the further lid arrangement in a nested condition of the lid arrangements.

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1. A container arrangement comprising: first and second containers, wherein each of the first and second containers comprises a base, upstanding walls on the base and a lid arrangement pivotally attached to at least one of the walls at a hinge, the lid arrangement being pivotally rotatable about the

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A container arrangement comprising: first and second containers, wherein each of the first and second containers comprises a base, upstanding walls on the base and a lid arrangement pivotally attached to at least one of the walls at a hinge, the lid arrangement being pivotally rotatable about the hinge from a closed position to an open position; wherein when the lid arrangement of the first container is in the open position, the second container can be nested within the first container; wherein the lid arrangement of each container is configured so that when the containers are nested and when the lid arrangement of the second container is in the open position, the lid arrangement of the second container is aligned with the lid arrangement of the first container; wherein each lid arrangement comprises side regions extending from the hinge, each side region comprising: a first side portion, said first side portion extending along a first of the upstanding walls when the lid arrangement is in the closed position; anda second side portion, said second side portion extending along said first upstanding wall when the lid arrangement is in the closed position;a shoulder formation provided between the first and second side portions, the first side portion being offset inwardly from the second side portion; andwherein the first side portion extends from the free edge of the lid arrangement to the shoulder formation, and the second side portion extends from the shoulder formation to the hinge;wherein each lid arrangement includes a respective wall member at each side region, the shoulder formation being provided on the wall member, wherein the wall member comprises first and second wall portions offset from each other on opposite sides of the shoulder formation, the first wall portion extending from the free edge to the shoulder formation and the second wall portion extending from the shoulder to the hinge. 2. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each container defines an open position footprint; and wherein the lid arrangement of each container is configured so that when the containers are nested and when the lid arrangement of the second container is in the open position, the open position footprint of the container arrangement is equal to the open position footprint of the first container. 3. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein when so nested, the lid arrangement of the second container can be rotated about the hinge from a closed position by an opening angle to the open position, said opening angle being at least 265°. 4. A container arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the opening angle is at least 270°. 5. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each lid arrangement comprises a main member having opposite side regions, each side region extending from the hinge, and a wall member extending along each side region of the main member, the main member being configured to extend across the open top of the container when the lid arrangement is in the closed position; and wherein when so nested, and when the lid arrangement of the second container is in the open position, at least a portion of the main member of the lid arrangement of the second container can be received between the wall members of the lid arrangement of the first container. 6. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the lid arrangement of the second container can be received within the lid arrangement of the first container in a nested condition of the lid arrangements. 7. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each container comprises first and second opposite upstanding walls, and two lid arrangements, each lid arrangement being pivotally attached by respective hinges to the first and second upstanding walls of the container. 8. A container arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first wall portion is offset inwardly from the second wall portion, whereby the first wall portion of the lid arrangement of the second container is disposed inwardly of the second wall portion of the lid arrangement of the first container when the lid arrangements are nested within each other. 9. A container arrangement, comprising: first and second containers, wherein each of the first and second containers comprises a base, upstanding walls on the base and a lid arrangement pivotally attached to at least one of the walls at a hinge, the lid arrangement being pivotally rotatable about the hinge from a closed position to an open position; wherein when the lid arrangement of the first container is in the open position, the second container can be nested within the first container; wherein the lid arrangement of each container is configured so that when the containers are nested and when the lid arrangement of the second container is in the open position, the lid arrangement of the second container is aligned with the lid arrangement of the first container; wherein each lid arrangement comprises side regions extending from the hinge, each side region comprising: a first side portion, said first side portion extending along a first of the upstanding walls when the lid arrangement is in the closed position; anda second side portion, said second side portion extending along, said first upstanding wall when the lid arrangement is in the closed position;a shoulder formation provided between the first and second side portions, the first side portion being offset inwardly from the second side portion; andwherein the first side portion extends from the free edge of the lid arrangement to the shoulder formation, and the second side portion extends from the shoulder formation to the hinge;wherein each lid arrangement comprises a main member having opposite side regions extending from the hinge, each side region having a proximal end adjacent the hinge and a distal end spaced from the hinge, wherein the distal end is offset inwardly relative to the proximal end;wherein each lid arrangement comprises an accommodating formation, wherein the accommodating formation on the lid arrangement of the second container can accommodate the lid arrangement of the first container, and wherein each lid arrangement includes a strengthening formation, the accommodating formation on the lid arrangement of the second container being configured to accommodate the strengthening formation on the lid arrangement of the first container;wherein the lid arrangement comprises a main member, and the accommodating formation comprises a step formation provided across the main member and extending lengthwise thereof, wherein each lid arrangement has a free edge spaced from the hinge, and wherein the main member comprises a first lid portion extending from the step formation to the free edge of the lid arrangement, and a second lid portion extending from the step formation towards the hinge, the first lid portion of the second container being offset from the second lid portion of the second container to extend over the strengthening formations of the lid arrangement of the first container;wherein the main member further includes a second step formation and a third lid portion, the second step formation being provided between the second and third lid portions of the main member, the third lid portion extending from the second step formation towards the hinge, and wherein the second lid portion is offset from the third lid portion, and the second lid portion of the second container can extend over the hinge of the first container.