ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe people who made Scrunchies understand this concept better than trash bag manufacturers.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down139
arrow-up168arrow-down1imageThe people who made Scrunchies understand this concept better than trash bag manufacturers.lemmy.worldParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareSharkwellington@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoThere are big rubber bands specifically meant to go on your trash bin to hold the bag in place, I bought mine from Walmart or Target I believe.
minus-squareParabolicMotion@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoReally? Do they work on tapered trash cans?
minus-squarefranzfurdinand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 months agoYou could also get yourself a pack of bungee cords. Bungee the bag the same way you’d use one of those bands. It’s the kludgy option, but you’ll probably get a bunch of spare bungee cords out of it and those are always useful.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThis is what I did
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIt should as its only holding a trash bag in place provided the bag is tall enough to touch the bottom of the can.
minus-squareParabolicMotion@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThank you. I’m going to look for those. I was using clips on the sides for a while, but when the trash can becomes full, the clips pop off of the sides.
There are big rubber bands specifically meant to go on your trash bin to hold the bag in place, I bought mine from Walmart or Target I believe.
Really? Do they work on tapered trash cans?
You could also get yourself a pack of bungee cords. Bungee the bag the same way you’d use one of those bands.
It’s the kludgy option, but you’ll probably get a bunch of spare bungee cords out of it and those are always useful.
This is what I did
It should as its only holding a trash bag in place provided the bag is tall enough to touch the bottom of the can.
Thank you. I’m going to look for those. I was using clips on the sides for a while, but when the trash can becomes full, the clips pop off of the sides.