Abstract: An anchoring device for a wastebasket includes a locking plate that adheres to a hard surface (e.g. a floor) using Command™ adhesive strips or other comparable means of adhesion. The locking plate includes a tongue and a rail. A bottom outer surface of the wastebasket includes a corresponding groove and track into which the tongue and rail of the locking plate are inserted, allowing the wastebasket to be anchored to the locking plate and the easy removal of trash liners, without having the wastebasket lift off the floor. A second embodiment includes a base to which the wastebasket is attached by a pivot mechanism. The bottom surface of the base has the corresponding groove and track that anchors to the locking plate in an identical manner, allowing a full trash liner to be removed from the wastebasket while in the tilted orientation without lifting the wastebasket from the underlying surface.