Abstract: A multiple-use utility container includes a rectangular receptacle having a substantially planar bottom wall and upstanding rectangular side and end walls defining an open upper end adapted to receive a lid thereon. The receptacle forms a leak proof receptacle and has a lateral width and transverse depth sufficient to receive one or more utility tools, including a paint roller. A generally U-shaped handle is pivotally connected to the upstanding end walls and has a substantially horizontal hanging bar enabling releasable attachment to a generally horizontal step of a stepladder or to a generally cylindrical rung of an extension ladder so that the receptacle is maintained in an upright position by gravity.