A refuse receptacle has an outer container with a lid closing an insertion opening in the upper region. A foot pedal is attached to the refuse receptacle and the actuation of which enables the lid of the refuse receptacle to be moved into an opening position. The foot pedal is of annular design and encircles the outer container and being arranged in the lower region thereof. The foot pedal is designed in a manner such that it can be depressed in a linear movement in order to open the lid, and an outer housing, which is connected to the foot pedal, or a casing of the refuse receptacle being able to be depressed together with the foot pedal.
A double walled container is provided by an inner container that is fitted within an outer container. End flaps are provided on the outer container for engaging the inner container and closing the gap between the inner container and the outer container. The method involves lifting the inner container out of the outer container, removing the grease from the inner container, and inserting the outer container back into the inner container.
