Patent ID: 8083409

Claim:
A refuse bag comprising an elongate body having a closed end defining a bottom of the bag and an open end defining a mouth of the bag, wherein the body is provided with a pair of integral elongate protrusions that extend away from the body, the pair of elongate protrusions being constructed and arranged such that they can be tied together in a double knot to close the mouth of the bag, wherein each protrusion is provided with a plurality of apertures formed therein, and each protrusion has a proximal end proximate the body of the bag and an opposite distal end, and wherein each aperture is located in a portion of the respective protrusion closer to the proximal end than to the distal end of the respective protrusion, wherein after the protrusions have been tied in a double knot, the protrusions can be arranged so that the apertures in the protrusions are coincident with one another, and wherein each aperture is created so as to provide a handle and is sized to allow the digits of a hand to be inserted into the aperture.