Description

Plastic bags for rubbish or litter are sold in a number of sizes at many other stores in packets or rolls of a few tens of bags. Wire twist ties are sometimes supplied for closing the bag once full. In the mid-1990s bin bags with draw strings for closure were introduced. Some bags have handles which may be tied, or holes through which the neck of the bag can be pulled. Most commonly, the rather soft, flexible plastic used to make bin bags is LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) or, for strength, LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene), HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) is sometimes used.