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Keeping Grocery Bags from Falling in Trash Cans

I like to use plastic grocery bags as trash liners for the small trash cans in my house but they have a way of falling inside the can which is annoying. I have found that by sticking two plastic coat hooks, one on either side of the wastebasket, upside down, you can use the hooks to hold the handles of the grocery bags and voila - bags that are cheap and secure! The hooks can be put on with double sided foam tape or Command strip hooks that come with their own removable adhesive.

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By Tony

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March 29, 20050 found this helpful

Hi Tony, This is a neat idea. However, the handle of the bag can be pulled out slightly & tie a knot in it. This will keep it from sliding down in the can but still be loose enough to remove. (and no hooks to buy & install).

 
By (Guest Post)
January 7, 20080 found this helpful

excellent tip!

 
By Cynthia M. (Guest Post)
January 24, 20091 found this helpful

I have a 13 gallon size trash can in my kitchen that I use regular trash bags in. But due to the weight of the trash, the bag usually slipped into the can. I cut off the thick elastic waist band of a skirt I didn't want and put the band around the bag that was hanging over the sides.

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The bags never slip inside the can anymore.

 
By Mary (Guest Post)
February 9, 20090 found this helpful

We do this only we put a large thick rubber band around the garbage can to keep it from falling in

 
September 25, 20100 found this helpful

I just buy a size up for my trash can and pull the excess down the sides. That way it never slips down.

 

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February 15, 20110 found this helpful

My kitchen bags used to slip down a lot too. But I used the black metal clips they sell in the stationary aisle. I had tried putting large rubber bands around it but invariably the bag would slip out of the band and down into the can. The clips never failed me. I put 2 on either of the wide side, 4 in all.

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Worked every time. Since then I have found a brand with the built in "ties" and these fit perfectly and don't slip in. For my smaller cans though, I fold over the excess bag and tie a knot in it and that keeps it from slipping into the can.

 

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