Abstract: The waste container holding system comprises: a magnetic grid including at least two, spaced, elongate magnetizable metal bar units fixed to or in a ground surface, each elongate magnetizable metal bar unit comprising at least one elongate metal bar having a length of at least two feet and at least two magnets positioned adjacent to each elongate metal bar in each elongate magnetizable metal bar unit and spaced along the length of each elongate metal bar. The elongate metal bar units are spaced from each other when mounted in one of the ground, asphalt or concrete with a desired spacing between the at least two elongate metal bar units. The system also includes a generally flat magnetizable plate fixed at or to a bottom surface of at least one waste container or in the bottom of the container closely adjacent to the bottom surface whereby the at least one waste container is held to the magnetic grid against ambient wind by the magnetic force between the plate and the magnetic grid.