Patent ID: 8147140

Claim:
A thermoplastic bag for trash and lawn waste disposal comprising: a thermoplastic sheet material comprised of a front and rear wall continuously joined together along a bottom and side edges; an opening defined at the top along the top edges of the front and rear walls; a flexible support rim in the form of a continuous loop and of generally a same length as the front and rear walls continuously joined together, disposed along the top edges of the front and rear walls, wherein the support rim is sufficient to support the thermoplastic bag for trash and lawn waste in an open position; a rim channel disposed within the top edges of the front and rear walls, wherein the flexible support rim is disposed with the rim channel; and at least one closure orifice defined within the top edges of the front and rear walls, wherein the rim is pulled externally through the closure orifice to tighten and to lessen a circumference of the thermoplastic bag.