Abstract: A container for collecting and transporting special waste, such as hospital waste and diagnostic samples, is provided with an outer box of cardboard, an inner box of cardboard, which can be placed in the outer box, and a plastic bag positioned between the outer box and the inner box. The outer box and the inner box each have a closed bottom and an open upper side. A cover can be pressed onto the container in a closure position for closing the container. The plastic bag is folded outwards or inwards over the upper edge of the outer box or the inner box and lies against the upper part of the wall of the outer box or the inner box. The cover has a peripheral edge, which encloses the upper part of the outer wall of the outer box in the closure position. An adhesive strip is provided on the inner side of said peripheral edge, in which the upper edges of the outer box and the inner box are accommodated when the cover is pressed on the container in the closure position.

Abstract: A container for collecting and transporting special materials, such as, for example, hospital waste and diagnostic samples, is provided with a primary holder, a secondary holder and a closed, rigid outer box. The secondary holder comprises a secondary flexible bag which can be closed in such a manner that it is at least substantially liquid-tight and airtight, and the dimensions of which, at any rate in the event of internal excess pressure, are at least equal to the internal dimensions of the rigid outer box. In the event of excess pressure in the secondary flexible bag, the flexible bag and the outer box with cover interact in order to withstand the excess pressure.