ends 72 the hood 80 is sized and configured so that materials which are entered into the funnel housing 12 at the funnel housing first end 16 may not enter the vent lines 70 as can be seen best in fig7 the hood 80 may be connected to the interior surface of the funnel housing by any convenient means preferably the hood 80 has tangs 82 which are affixed to the funnel housing 12 such as by being welded thereto it is further preferred that a hood shield portion 84 be provided over the vent line second ends 72 to provide the impediment to materials preventing them from entering the vent lines 70 it is preferred that the shield portion 84 of the hood 80 also be affixed to the funnel housing 12 by any convenient means such as by being welded thereto thus the funnel 10 of the present invention is sealed to the waste container 50 easily through standard means i e through threaded engagement with the opening of the drum 50 requiring no modifications to the existing containers 50 however the funnel 10 of the present invention also has a lid 13 which may be opened and closed so that the drum 50 may be sealed after materials have been added to the drum 50 without the funnel 10.