save on trash bags: stop buying bags with built-in ties

Trash can liners with built-in ties are far more expensive than plain bags. So here's what you can do. Buy cable ties from Uline, and use them on plain bags to secure the tops so trash does not spill out. I use them on recycle bags which do not come with ties. Uline supplies companies large and small, and also deals with individual consumers. You can find their products online. But of course you can go to places like Lowes and find cable ties in the electrical department. Yes, the cheaper bags come with little wire ties, but they are flimsy and unless twisted many times, will not keep trash from falling out of bags when handled by trash collectors (unless, of course, you have a service like Rumpke's which picks up dumpsters).