Best trash bags

Trash bags are an essential and regular buy for every householder. It’s vital to find versions that are strong enough for everything you need to dispose of, and that fits your bins well, too. As well as regular bags, you might need those that are tough enough to cope with garden rubbish, plus designs that are suitable for food waste recycling via your local authority. We’ve put together a selection of the best trash bags to fit various needs and bins to make choosing easy. 

These trash bags are made from extra-strong plastic to avoid splits and spills. I like that they’re designed with ventilation holes that make putting them in and taking them out of the bin a smooth process. Tie handles also make sealing the contents once they’re full a piece of cake. These are suitable for 23 to 30-litre sized bins, but there are different sizes also available. Opt for the tissue-box style dispenser, and it’s easy to get hold of the next bag, plus it’ll fit tidily into a drawer.

If sizeable and robust trash bags are what you’re after, whether for the rubbish you need to clear from your garden or inside your home, take a look at these. They promise a capacity of up to 100 litres and tolerate contents of up to 20 kilograms in weight. If you’re looking to go greener, you’ll be glad to hear they’re made from recycled plastic. A negative for me is that they don’t have tie handles, but they should be big enough to seal them without fuss.

Looking for trash bags suitable for your food waste caddy? These fit the bill and come at an affordable price as well. This version has a 6-litre capacity, but if you make more kitchen waste than this before each scheduled pick-up, there are eight and 10-litre alternatives also on offer. These bags are made from corn starch and promise to be both 100-per cent biodegradable and compostable. I’m also a fan of the neat box they come in, which makes dispensing the bag a quick process.

Another of my favourite heavy-duty options, these trash bags could be used for garden rubbish as well as house clear-outs and moves. They have a generous capacity of 100 litres and are sturdy enough to cope with various demands. Made using a minimum of 98-per cent recycled plastic, they can also be part of an effort to minimise your eco-impact. Make sure you leave room to tie up the top of the bag when you’re using these, as they don’t have handles nor any other sort of tie. 

If you’re fed up with cleaning out a smelly wheelie bin, these trash bags could be the answer. At 133 centimetres long with a 225-centimetre circumference, they’re designed to fit 240-litre capacity local authority wheeled bins. Their size and the fact that they are made from heavy-duty grade polythene should prevent the spills on the sides and base of the bin that make it pong and leave you with an unpleasant cleaning job. There are just three sacks in this pack, but you could opt for the 25 or 100 sack versions instead.

If, like me, you like the idea of outfitting kitchen pedal bins with greener trash bags, check out these choices. The bags, which are also green in colour, are made using recycled plastic. They’re designed to withstand a weighty load of rubbish and sized for 30-litre capacity bins. However, you should bear in mind that the bag dimensions are 55 by 60 centimetres, so it’s worth measuring your bin as they won’t fit tall but slim 30-litre bins. There are 60 bags in this pack, but smaller and larger numbers are available to suit different needs.

Our verdict

The right trash bags will make dealing with rubbish a mess-free procedure. Our number one pick is the Brabantia PerfectFit bin liners, which have a clever design with ventilation holes to make fitting them to the bin and taking them out no struggle.

For your kitchen waste caddy, take a look at the compostable and biodegradable Green Maker Environmental Protection compost bin liners. They’re leak-proof to prevent spills and whiffs. And if you like the idea of keeping your wheelie bin clean, check out Alina wheeled bin liners, which can ensure your local authority bin stays pristine inside.

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