I'm impressed with the durability of the Glad ForceFlex kitchen bags.  At first when taking one out of the box, I felt it was a bit thinner than traditional kitchen bags, however, these are definitely stronger.  They can withstand a lot of heavier trash and have some "give" to the material if pushing in something that might stress the bag.  I wasn't sure about using a bag that had a scent to it, but it does take away that sour smell that develops after a day or two.  The scent is clean and not overpowering at all. It would be good to know if they actually do use less plastic in the manufacturing process, but either way, I think these bags do a fantastic job of holding more trash than usual.