can you use them as a regular trash bag
1853935
Yes you can. I have used these bags for several years in our kitchen plastic garbage can under the sink. This is the typical RubberMaid type kitchen garbage can. When the bag is full it's somewhat heavy and tends to require that I hold the can with my feet or it will lift the can. The bag has never tore. The tensile strength is very good.
1853936
Don't know if they'd be all that strong enough for "regular trash" -but their perfect for compost scraps from the kitchen and large so you can tie them
2062404
No, they are pretty large. I use them to keep large tall kitchen trash bags secured.
100179
Regular small garbage bags are perfect. Plastic grocery bags might work although they might be a little small. Certainly, you don't need *special* bags. :)
482281
Yes. There is a handy cut out to hook your finger in and each section pulls out independently. Also, you can use regular trash bags, even though they make ones that exactly fit the size.
599720
Yes you could, but you will have to fill it with dirt or foam in order to get the bag filled to look right.
756452
Yes! They don't fit as snug with clean lines, but I just ran out of the ones that came with the purchase and put a grocery bag in. I will say the original bags are perfect. Medium trash bags work too.
1802100
I have used regular bags, but I ended up going back to the simple human bags because they are so much stronger and they fit inside perfectly and barely show from the outside of the can. But yes, you can use regular bags just fine to save $$$. I buy the big box of simple human bags off of Amazon and it seems to be cheaper than buying the smaller boxes at a retail store but it is still more $$ than just buying regular bags. By the way I love this trash can. I can't believe I spent the money on it that I did, but it was really worth it.
717877
You can, they don't fit perfectly, but if you pull tight around the top, you can be sure the bag doesn't stick out of the top at all. It's what we use.
1732347
To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. (They are packed up to be used as bridesmaid wedding bags.) But they are a little bigger than a regular plastic shopping bag or about the size of a medium tote bag.
599715
Yes you could, but you will have to fill it with dirt or foam in order to get the bag filled to look rigjt.
483889
No. They are not wide enough. This is for lighter storage, like hand towels, cosmetics, or a smaller trash can.
976447
Yes. A tightly folded dirty diaper would fit in these bags. They are good sized.
1600440
Yes. They work great (I actually would never have thought to use anything different had I not seen your question). We use the tall kitchen bags in the 50qt bins for both our kitchen trash and returnable bottles/cans.
1777656
Yes, you can even use the common grocery bag. It doesn't look the prettiest, because the handles will peek out from the sides, but it's still functional. The bin itself can take a bag about twice as big as your standard grocery bag, but I didn't care to buy a whole box of bags since it takes me about a month just to fill the grocery bags.
1758386
you could, but i wouldn't recommend it as it is a bit expensive for that purpose. but it is one of the best compostable waste bags i've found... very strong and excellent for wet compostables.
485341
Yes, we do. We rinse them out and put them in with the regular plastic bag bin. Ie. plastic bags form WalMart, Kmart, etc.
1683754
yes, you can use a grocery bag: it isn't a perfect fit (and it will limit the capacity you could otherwise get, bc grocery bags hold less than this can does) but it works