Abstract: Apparatus for releasably locking a refuse container to a trash compactor in the form of a pair of identical locking arms projecting outwardly from the container at either side of the loading opening in the end of the container. The locking arms are of plate material with leading edges inclined downwardly and toward the container to cam the container upwardly on corresponding locking pins projecting horizontally outwardly from the sides of the compactor. A vertically extending notch in each arm receives its corresponding pin to lock the container to the compactor as the container is moved into loading position adjacent the compactor.

Abstract: A trash container has a collecting trough for receiving and retaining liquid and solid spillage The trough is secured to the front wall of the trash container immediately below an opening through which refuse is deposited from a trash compactor. Liquid spillage drains into the trough rather than onto the ground to create a mess. Solid spillage is caught and retained by the trough when the container is separated from the compactor. In a modified form of the invention, a barrier extends along the sides of the opening and above it to prevent liuqid from running along the front wall of the trash container when it is inverted for dumping of its contents.