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(11) | EP 1 016 600 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Waste disposal containers |
(57) The invention provides a set of containers 242, 244, 246 comprising a plurality of
smaller containers suitable for holding waste at one location (e.g. within a building);
and a plurality of larger containers 242, 244, 246 suitable for holding waste at another
location (e.g. outside a building); at least one of the smaller containers having
one or more ventilation openings in at least a side wall thereof and containing an
air-permeable liner for receiving organic compostable waste, and optionally being
provided with a lid; and at least one of the larger containers having a lid, and one
or more ventilation openings in at least the side wall thereof, so as to allow ventilation
of an air permeable liner containing organic compostable waste placed in the said
larger container when the lid of the larger container is closed. |