a plastic container includes at least two foldable sidewalls articulated to a container base by at least two hinge connections , each including a hinge bolt or pin for pivoting in a receiving gap of the base frame . the receiving gap has an elongate opening to allow the hinge bolt to move in the receiving gap from a lower to an upper end position . the opening has a length at least corresponding to the thickness of the sidewall which is thus liftable vertically by at least the thickness . at least two guide elements are formed at the sidewall and received in the base frame in recesses which have a nose defined by an upper edge spaced from an upper edge of the base frame by a distance which corresponds to a length of the guide element from a lower edge of the sidewall to a lower edge of the guide element .