through this opening causing it to hang up or to knock refuse out of the opening onto the ground however the hinging arrangement of the present invention causes the bottom half of the door closure to swing down at the same time the top half swings out under the influence of sliding tubular member 144 forming a part of the hinge assembly when the top half has reached a point slightly past perpendicular to the ground it stops momentarily thereby assuring that the bottom half is now hanging down but suspended away from the container opening the weight of the unit causes the sliding portion of the hinge to extend outwardly and as it is extending outwardly the upper half slowly descends downwardly until the door closure is in the same plane as the door to secure the door closure solidly against the door cinch belts 162 are engaged with mating members 164 and drawn tight to secure the closure solidly against the door chains 159 are secured in place to complete the operation following which the refuse container is ready for transportation to its disposal site after the refuse is removed from the container at the disposal site by unlatching and opening door 32 the door closure is returned to.