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Trash bin in Paris
A plastic bag used to collect waste on a street in Paris

A plastic bag is a type of container. It is made of thin, flexible, plastic film, nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile. Plastic bags are used for containing and transporting goods such as foods, produce, powders, ice, magazines, chemicals, and waste. It is a common type of packaging.

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  • Handle in plastic bag

    Plastic bag of water softener salt; handle die-cut through the thick plastic to allow carrying

  • Big bag

    FIBC; Bulk bag

  • Hemdchentuete

    A German plastic shopping bag, freshly folded (left) and used (right)

  • Different meat products of Thailand

    Different meat products of Thailand in plastic bags

  • Wasabi-Chips (Migros)

    Snack chips

  • Gardening bags

    Gardening supplies

  • Bagging vegetables

    Bagging vegetables

  • Platelet blood bag

    blood platelets

  • Bladder pack

    inner bladder for bag-in-box

  • 1pastry bag

    Pastry bag with convenience closure

  • Biohazard waste bag

    Biohazard bag

  • Garbage bag Basel Bebbisagg

    Bin bag or trash bag

  • String bag

    String bag made of plastic fibers

  • Tpn 3bag

    Multiple chambers for eventual mixing

  • Kochbeutel 1

    Porous bag for cooking rice

  • Infuuszakjes

    Intravenous therapy

  • Mobiles

    Tamper evident evidence bag

  • My gels and liquids (max 100ml) in a regulation plastic bag (1355852892)

    Travel toiletries in a reclosable plastic bag

  • FEMA - 40341 - Children helping with sand bags in Fargo, North Dakota

    Woven plastic fiber bags used for sand

  • Nonwoven geotextile containers

    Nonwoven plastic, geotextile bags

  • Body bag

    A plastic body bag

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