Abstract: A load-sensing assembly for a waste container that has walls and a mouth, the assembly including a plurality of support points that are supported, in use, on the waste container. A liner is suspended, in use, from the support points, and a lid is arranged to close the liner, with the liner extending below the support points and provides a volume to receive waste. The load-sensing assembly further includes at least one load cell for sensing a load between the liner and the support points. A waste container is provided with the load-sensing assembly, in which the support points are supported on the waste container and the liner is suspended from the support points, with a space between the liner and the waste container such that the waste container does not affect sensing of the load cell.