Is this a shop trash can or a kitchen trash can? I'm not sure why a shop trash can needs a liner. Just take to the transfer station and empty (or kick to the curb?). Kitchen trash, I'd err on the side of a smaller can so that it can changed more often. Then those closed up bags can be tossed into a larger can as necessary, but preferably with a lid.
Trash bag size confusion... Is it really this difficult?
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I want a liner because the 55 gallon drum is almost brand new. I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I don't want to carry the drum's weight AND the 55 gallons of trash weight to empty it.
Fair enough.
I wonder if you could put a smaller trashcan inside, and find a "funnel" like apparatus to sit on top of it. That way you can toss stuff in, but it'll slide into the smaller can. Then when full, pop the funnel, and remove a much smaller bag of trash.
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That's my last resort. I'm not opposed to it, I just hate that I can't find any cheap/locally/easily that are thicker than 1mil.
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Now this actually is interesting. It defeats the purpose by a large margin, but it intrigues me nonetheless. I still keep the drum for decor purposes, and I get to use smaller, cheaper, and thicker bags/liners. The only thing I have against this idea is that I'd need another can, which I don't want to buy. If I bought another can, this whole thread would be irrelevant because I'd buy a smaller size specifically to use a proper bag.
I'll think this idea over for a few days and see where it goes. If I can get one for free, it would be a game changer.
I've gotta say...I feel the OP's pain...this is one of those things in life that just doesn't make a lot of sense and seems almost arbitrary. I just know when I find something that works for a given can I try to etch it into memory and just buy the same thing over and over. I've never tried to do the math like OP, and probably a good thing 'cause smoke already escapes my ears daily as the gears grind slowly and laboriously up there....
That's some cool stuff. How did they make a "round bottom" plastic bag without any seal? It is almost like they are using something that should be flat and then balloon it up to a shape of a certain size. This is typically less efficient than just pinching and sealing the bottom of a flat plastic bag. It does have a benefit of no seam to leak from however.
Is it really $384 for 50 liners? For that price I would never use it, ever.
The thread would be dead.
This is true
You can't just go to Costco or Sams and buy Drum liners?
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Since this thread loves being necroed, which is a low IQ thing to do for someone claiming my IQ is questionable...
I did 'just go buy 55 gallon drum liners' and called it a day. But exactly as I predicted, it gets incredibly heavy (auto parts), and I still intend to build a spacer like I stated to help curb the issue. The easier answer is to change it less than full, but it doesn't always happen because I'm not the one filling it.
I did 'just go buy 55 gallon drum liners' and called it a day. But exactly as I predicted, it gets incredibly heavy (auto parts), and I still intend to build a spacer like I stated to help curb the issue. The easier answer is to change it less than full, but it doesn't always happen because I'm not the one filling it.
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Kinda like buying house slippers. They are either WAY to big or WAY to small. If ain't friggin' rocket science.
