Thermoplastic bags with phased deformation patterns are described. In particular, one or more implementations comprise thermoplastic bags with ring rolling, SELFing, or other deformation patterns phased or aligned relative to the sides of the bags. The phased deformation patterns can allow for reducing or eliminating deformation patterns in areas of the thermoplastic bag in which side seals or other seals are formed. Additionally or alternatively, the phased deformation patterns can provide for zones that provide differing properties (e.g., functional or aesthetic). Such zones can vary aligned along a width of the thermoplastic bag and optionally also vary along a height of the thermoplastic bag. The differing zones can provide the thermoplastic bags with phased deformations that provide leak prevention, liquid containment, and other benefits.

A receptacle comprising a container and a lid is disclosed. The container may include one or more walls and a pair of gussets extending from a top end of the container, wherein each of the pair of gussets includes a cavity facing an opposing gusset of the pair of the gussets. The lid may include a pair of hinge components, each of the pair of hinge components including a pivot pin and a stop pin, the lid being hingedly coupled to the container via a coupling of the hinge components and the pair of gussets. Further, the stop pin of each of the pair of hinge components may be configured to contact the corresponding gusset when the lid is opened to a predetermined angle and prevent the lid from opening beyond the predetermined angle.

The present invention is directed to a multilayer bag with one or more embossed layers of polymeric film and a method to form the same. The embossed layers may provide improved shock resistance, tear resistance, and allow the bag to easily stretch and expand. Each layer of the polymeric bag may be embossed separately and then combined into a multilayer web. For certain embodiments, only one layer of the multilayer bag may be embossed. The individual layers may be formed from opposing sides of a collapsed tube of polymeric film or be formed from two distinct collapsed tubes of polymeric film. The polymeric bag may be a drawstring trash bag with the embossed pattern only extending a partial height of the bag.

Weight attached to distal side of trash container lid with fastener without protruding outside outer edge of the lid prevents opening by wind or small animals, eliminating interference with automated systems for container emptying and for manual lid disengagement before the container is turned bottom up for emptying.

The present invention is directed to a method of incrementally stretching polymeric film formed from a blown film extrusion process. The present invention is further directed to a polymeric bag formed from an incrementally stretched polymeric film. The incremental stretching is performed on a collapsed polymeric bubble via a pair of intermeshing rollers. The incrementally stretched polymeric film may be stretched only along a portion of its width. The polymeric bag may be a drawstring trash bag with an extended hem where only the extended hem of the bag or the body of the bag comprises incrementally stretched polymeric film.

The present invention is directed to a method of incrementally stretching polymeric film formed from a blown film extrusion process. The present invention is further directed to a polymeric bag formed from an incrementally stretched polymeric film. The incremental stretching is performed on a collapsed polymeric bubble via a pair of intermeshing rollers. The incrementally stretched polymeric film may be stretched only along a portion of its width. The polymeric bag may be a drawstring trash bag with an extended hem where only the extended hem of the bag or the body of the bag comprises incrementally stretched polymeric film.

A waste disposal system with a compact footprint. The waste disposal system device accepts a cassette having a length of tubular liner film. The waste disposal device and cassette can have similar cross-sectional geometry. The waste disposal device and/or cassette comprise a first wall, a second wall, and a first included angle defined therebetween between about sixty and about one-hundred twenty degrees.

A receptacle comprising a one-piece molded body having opposing end walls and opposing side walls interconnecting the end walls and a bottom collectively defining an inner cavity with an upward facing opening, the body having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the opposing end walls have integral upper handles extending therefrom which are contoured and extend from the upper portion of the body, and wherein the lower portion of the body defines integral lower handles defined in each side of the body so that the receptacle may be lifted from any side thereof. Some forms of the receptacle further having a cover and/or a cart, and methods relating to all the aforesaid items.

A bear-resistant waste disposal container comprises a bin, a handle, and a lid rotatably connected to the handle. A bin collar surrounds an upper perimeter of the bin, and a lid collar surrounds an outer perimeter of the lid. A picket extends upwardly from inside the bin, through an aperture in the lid, and through an aperture in a lid frame. A carabiner or other locking device is removably insertable through an opening in the upper portion of the picket to lock the lid in a closed position.