A lawn refuse bag insert includes a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert; a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert; and a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side wherein a top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert is disposed at a top end of the lawn refuse bag insert, and wherein the top edge is substantially U-shaped.

A trash receptacle comprising at least two horizontal bars, wherein the bars are structurally configured to receive and dispense garbage bags and each bar has a slot that creates opening in the bar located near a free non-affixed end of each bar, wherein each opening in the bar is configured to receive the front edge of a bag inside of the opening to prevent the bag from sliding off the bars or from collapsing inward.

The present invention relates to a trash can extender apparatus that may be used to increase the storage capacity of a trash can. In one embodiment the extender apparatus may be secured to an interior or exterior surface of a trash can and has an extended position and a collapsed position. In the extended position, where a frame is extended upwardly from a refuse opening defined in the trash can, the extender apparatus extends the height of the trash can and increases the storage volume of the trash can. The extender apparatus also has a closed position where the frame is lowered to a point that is approximately flush with the lip of the trash can so that the lid may close and cover the refuse opening.