Trash Bag Product Development

What matters most for 13-gallon kitchen trash bags?

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Seal integrity and resistance to tear propagation are probably more important than a single headline strength number. Kitchen waste creates mixed loads: wet food, rigid packaging edges, concentrated weight, and repeated contact with the bin rim.

Seal integrity and resistance to tear propagation are probably more important than a single headline strength number.

Kitchen waste creates mixed loads: wet food, rigid packaging edges, concentrated weight, and repeated contact with the bin rim.

A good test plan should include:

  • wet-load hanging;
  • bottom-seal testing;
  • puncture with realistic objects;
  • drop testing;
  • removal from a full bin;
  • low- and high-temperature conditioning;
  • aging after storage.

It is also important to test fit. A bag that is technically strong but too tight around common 13-gallon bins may fail at the rim before the material reaches its nominal capacity.

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