with at least one wall and a bottom defining an interior volume the waste receptacle has a mechanism for securing a plastic liner inserted into the container thereby preventing the liner from falling into the receptacle during use the mechanism consists of a spring bracket with a retaining arm operatively connected thereto the spring bracket biases the retaining arm against an upper rim of the waste receptacle with the liner positioned therebetween application_number US 25121805 A description referring now to the embodiments in fig1 4 and wherein the various elements depicted therein are not necessarily drawn to scale and in particular fig1 and 3 there is illustrated a waste receptacle 100 constructed according to the principles of the present invention the waste receptacle 100 comprises an outer wall 105 configured in a substantially perpendicular manner the outer wall 105 is integrally mounted with a bottom 110 and configured therewith to define an interior volume and an opening 120 distally located in respect to the bottom the outer wall 105 is generally cylindrical in shape and has an interior facing surface 165 that is substantially lined with a liner 145 the liner 145 is constructed of plastic or other flexible material such as but not limited to a plastic trash bag opposite the interior facing surface 165 of the outer wall 105 is an exterior facing surface 167 the outer wall 105 and bottom 110 are.