![]() Other commercial influences, CR has exposed landmark public health and safety issues and strives Testing and ratings, rigorous research, hard-hitting investigative journalism, public education,Īnd steadfast policy action on behalf of consumers’ interests. For 80 years, CR has provided evidence-based product Membership organization that works side by side with consumers toĬreate a fairer, safer, and healthier world. Its advocacy division, Consumers Union, works for health reform, food and product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace. ![]() Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has over 8 million subscribers to its magazine, website and other publications. Using its more than 50 labs, auto test center, and survey research center, the nonprofit rates thousands of products and services annually. If you use bags for light trash, such as in the bathroom, consider the less- pricey Kirkland Signature.Ĭonsumer Reports is the world’s largest independent product-testing organization. Paying more also doesn’t get you a better bag: A 7-cent Kirkland Signature (Costco) bag outscored a 23-cent Ultra Tuf.īottom Line: For heavy use, try one of CR’s Recommended bags. The lowest-rated bag, Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club), failed with about 35 pounds.ĬR’s testers advise consumers not to buy trash bags only based on brand: Although Glad ForceFlex was almost as good as its brandmate, Hefty CinchSak did a bit worse than Hefty The Gripper. When the top-rated Glad and Hefty bags were hoisted aloft by the pulley, they and other high-rated bags held about 50 pounds of barbells before stretching like taffy and dropping their load. In the second test, testers used a pulley contraption to lift aloft bags with increasing numbers of barbell weights until the bags broke. CR used two tests to measure the bags’ might: In the first test, testers’ placed bags in various trash baskets and filled them with cans of Vienna sausages and barbell weights, then lifted them to see how much weight they could hold before they ripped. In its intrepid tests of ten national brands of tall kitchen bags, Glad Drawstring Stronger with Less Plastic and Hefty The Gripper with Unscented Odor Block Drawstring topped the ratings.Īmong the bags tested, CR found big differences in performance. Take on the trash and all your tough jobs with the confidence of Glad®.YONKERS, NY - Consumer Reports talks trash - trash bags that is, in the magazine’s June issue. Trusted Glad® strength helps you avoid messy trash disasters with a unique design that allows the bag to stretch at top while reinforced bands through middle contain bulky trash. The durable Grips-The-Can Drawstring ensures that the bag stays in place and provides a sturdy handle to make it easy to lift, carry and toss when it’s time to take out your trash bag. Trust Glad® to handle all your biggest trash messes inside and outside your home. Designed with stretchable strength, these dual-layered trash bags feature RipGuard® and LeakGuard® technology to resist punctures, rips and tears, and leaks. ![]() Glad® Large Trash bags are made with ForceFlex technology and Stretchable Strength Rip Protection to give extra flex and expand around sharp edges without ripping, so you can pack in over 80 pounds of your heaviest trash. ![]() Keep your trash contained with the durability and quality of Glad®. Take on the trash and all your tough jobs with the confidence of Glad. Trusted Glad strength helps you avoid messy trash disasters with a unique design that allows the bag to stretch at top while reinforced bands through middle contain bulky trash. Trust Glad to handle all your biggest trash messes inside and outside your home. Designed with stretchable strength, these dual-layered trash bags feature RipGuard and LeakGuard technology to resist punctures, rips and tears, and leaks. Glad Large Trash bags are made with ForceFlex technology and Stretchable Strength Rip Protection to give extra flex and expand around sharp edges without ripping, so you can pack in over 80 pounds of your heaviest trash. Keep your trash contained with the durability and quality of Glad. Tackle your biggest trash messes with the strength of Glad ForceFlex Drawstring large capacity 30 gallon trash bags. ![]()
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