Abstract: A laundry basket has been designed to solve many problems presently experienced by people who use commercial coin operated laundry facilities when washing their clothes. The basic structure of the laundry basket is preferably rectangular in shape. A divider panel has fastening structure on its side edges that mate with structure on the respective side walls of the basket and provide a quick release structure. An advantage of the present invention is to provide a novel improved laundry basket that provides a separate compartment for dirty laundry and washing products. Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a novel improved laundry basket that has a quick release structure on the edges of a divider panel that allows it to be easily attached and detached from the basic laundry basket structure. Still another advantage of the invention to provide an improved novel laundry basket that is economical to manufacture and market.