a rigid waste container having a bottom and walls and a peripherally depending rigid shift for offsetting the bottom of the container from a support surface . the skirt has one or more spaced orifices and affixed to the underside of the bottom of the container is a ratchet bar . a holder for a package of waste container liners is mounted on the side of the container . the holder includes a pawl arm , an upright member joined to the pawl arm and a pawl escapement tooth formed on the pawl arm . the holder is located through the orifice of the skirt so as to be in slideable engagement with the ratchet bar . this arrangement is adapted to receive a supply package of liner bags located between the upright member and the wall of the container . the supply package is of sufficient resiliency so as to permit locking engagement of the package between the upright member and the container . the holder is formed of one piece construction and is flat prior to assembly . the holder may be bent into an l - shape configuration and is retained in this configuration by a latching mechanism .