GardenMate 3-Pack 72 Gallons Reusable Garden Waste Bags (H30, D26 inches) - Yard Waste Bags

Reusable? Strong? Durable? Sturdy? Tear-resistant??? I used these twice with dry garden waste. On the second use, when lifting them out of the car at the tip - all three tore. I complained to All mates and this was the response -Hello,thanks for you message. For us it looks like normal signs of use aftera few months. The garden bags are consumables on top of that with avery good value for money.If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us again!We wish you a nice day!

Wow. These waste bags can hold a literal tonne of debris! In fact, I would say that is the only possible downside to them; you can easily overfill them. I found at a sensible amount of waste, the bags were both easy to move around, and did not shed one iota of rubbish in my car. I see comments saying that the bags are susceptible to sharp branches etc poking through the material. Well, I would counter that with my above argument, too; put sensibly small lengths of branch or roughage into the bags and you won't rip them.The bags each come with a rigid rubbery strip which you insert around the top edge of the bag, feeding in at one point and pushing around to near the starting point. I initially thought this was going to be a gimmick, but once I had enough leaves / branches etc in a bag, the strip help the bag open and made it far easier to deposit into than I had thought possible.The days of shipping garden rubbish to the tip and spending the next three months trying to vacuum them out of my boot are long gone. Totally recommended & excellent value.

I bought 1 pack of 3, then another, then another....I now have 16 of these waste bags.Really pleased with the overall value of these bags.With a large garden and lots of foliage and grass cuttings to dispose of, these bags are brilliant for collecting that waste.The quality is reasonable for the money. Having used each bag several times now a few have small holes, but that's primarily from oversized large twigs/branches being forced in them.The handles on the top and side of the bag are really useful, especially if you need to hold them or lift over the wall at your local ump/recycling centre.They are probably as large as most would need or want to use in a garden, big enough to get a lot in but small enough that you can still lift/move them.They deal with weight fairly well, in fact considering I probably overloaded a couple with soil etc, they are faring well.They come in a small package, which does mean feeding the provided plastic around the rim of the bag. This can be a bit of a fiddle and requires a bit of patience. 2 did snap as the plastic was a bit brittle, but I was able to still use them, although they are a little weaker.Would certainly buy more if I needed, as they represent good value for money.

I have some similar bags and was embarking upon a project where some extra bags would be required. I ordered these.It turns out that these bags were a lot larger than the ones I already have which was most welcome. Also, the top of the bag has a ‘hem’ and two holes which you can thread the supplied plastic strip through. This has the effect of making the top of the bag like a hula hoop which hold the bag open for you to put things in. This is brilliant although the bags don’t fold up as well and are apt to float off on a windy day if left untethered.In use the bags are brilliant although you have to be aware of the weight of the contents. You can fill it full of cuttings, grass/moss etc. but only a quarter full of soil otherwise lifting will be difficult and will probably cause you to rip a handle off.Even if you are able to move it, you have to think about how to empty it as the handle on the bottom of the bag will rip off if you tip the bag and hope for the best. This is a design limitation rather than a flaw.Sharp sticks and brambles will also puncture the bags – it’s made of plastic/nylon after all rather than Kevlar. If you do put brambles in, line the bottom with some grass cuttings or non-sharps to give the bag a chance.I purchased 6 of these and would happily buy some more if required. From past experience I find that keeping the bags indoors when not in use is best to keep them from age hardening. Having said that, one of these would be a cheap alternative to a custom made BBQ or shredder cover – even if you had to replace it every few years.

We bought a house with a large, seriously neglected garden so I needed to be able to transport large amounts of weeds, cuttings and other waste to the local recycling centre. I bought these bags in April and I've been using all of them once or twice every week for the last 6 weeks.They deal with the job brilliantly. I don't expect them to last forever at this price, but compared to the cost of hiring a skip or getting a contractor in for removal, they are a bargain.