BiODEGRADABLE
KITCHEN TRASH BAGS & 
Trash Bag DISPENSer system


Think tissue box for trash bags! When each kitchen bag is full and ready to toss, an empty one's right behind it. Our biodegradable product is made in the USA by disabled Americans, the dispensing system is patented, we're veteran-owned and our shipping is always free. We also offer kitchen bag subscription options so you never have to worry about ordering again!

Drop Down

Grab first bag and drop the Bag Ups®

 box into bottom of trash can.

Pull Out

When the trash bag is full, remove as usual. The next bag is attached to line trash can.

Get Out

Pull up the last trash bag, the box comes up with it, detach the box, and refill.


Why BagUps Trash Bags?



Our Trash Bags are OH So LOVEABLE

Go troops!

We’re veteran-owned and operated.

Yay, America!

Trash bags are 100% made in the U.S.

Good jobs, good people

Packed and assembled by veterans and people with disabilities.

Trashy, but green

Our trash bags are ASTM D6954-18 certified and degrade in 24-36 months, they don't stick around forever like other bags.

Just as hefty

Our 24" X 32" tall kitchen trash bags are .95 MIL and just as thick and tough as your current bags.

Let's all be trashy together!


OUR TrASH BAGS HAVE been all over the news & TV!


Keep your trash bags coming automatically

Choose convenient SUBSCRIPTiON!

Arrives securely in U.S. mail. Bye, bye, porch thieves!

Change, pause or cancel any time

Feel good supporting our troops, people with disabilities, and our environment with every delivery!

RECYCLABLE VS. BIODEGRADABLE


The term recycling is very much in the mainstream these days, everyone wants to buy products that can be recycled. That’s is probably because everyone wants to do their part for the environment while at the same time getting the product they need, want, and are familiar with. Certainly with the help of government policies, initiatives, efforts by cities and towns, and social media the word “recyclable” has become part of our everyday life now.  People in almost every country now separate their recyclables from those products that are not recyclable. And although many products now have the recyclable logo or symbols on them, and other products are made with recycled materials, at times we all just take it for granted and don’t even look for the logo and symbols on them. Many people would say and be correct that the recycling has greatly helped with climate change and all of us being eco-friendly.


So what does recycle and made from recycled products really mean?

Products that can be recycled are those that have components in them that can be broken down through supply chain and manufacturing processes so that some of the components of the original product can be used to build another product. Recycled products are those that are made from these components. For example, components (materials, compounds) from empty soda cans that can be recycled might be used to make an aluminum patio chair.  Another is plastic bags or cardboard boxes designated with the recycle logo might be broken down to make a new bag or box.


But with all recycling processes, not 100% of the product can be used and usually only somewhere between 50-80% of the product can be used for recycling so there is typically always some waste.  Once the next product is made from the components of the previous product, the resultant new product usually cannot be recycled again. When that second product has its end of life, the chair breaks or the bag is used, none of that second product can be recycled.  It is all waste and probably ends up in a landfill.


How do the Recycling Centers process these reusable components?

Another issue most countries and towns have is how to separate the recycled products.  They need to separate plastics from metals from cardboard, etc. because they are all processed differently to make new products out of the components that are reusable.  Even though most towns in the US now have separate trash collection just for recycled materials, those materials are all combined and need to be sorted.  In many recycling centers in the US they have conveyor belts that separate the products by using sensors, magnets, and other methods.  Other centers have to split bags open first just to get to the contents inside to sort them and anyone who has watched Toy Story 3 with their children gets the idea. Some places still use people to hand pick product off the conveyor to sort them correctly.   Some centers still use recyclable bags for the trash that is not recyclable and the bag never makes it to the recycle processing center, it instead ends up in a landfill and is never recycled. 


The US used to stack these sorted materials and send them to China for them to use to create new products but China started to refuse these shipments in 2019, it turns out they have enough of their own.


Why is Biodegradable different than Recyclable?

Well you probably could recycle a biodegradable bag but it would not be a good candidate for recycling because it breaks down on purpose in 12-36 months. Biodegradable bags decompose on their own much more quickly than regular plastic bags or recyclable bags. At BagUps we have added a chemical agent to help the bag decompose even more quickly when exposed to oxygen and sunlight.  The bag itself will decompose in 12-36 months into crystals that are made up of the molecules they are made of including if they were floating on the ocean.  You would not put recyclables in a biodegradable bag, you would put in your normal food and trash that can’t be recycled and it will end up in a landfill.  When the bag breaks down all the contents (coffee grounds, left overs, etc.) will break down soon after that and it will create methane gas that can be potentially harvested for energy, then the bag is gone forever, zero waste.