North America Trash Bags Market Size

North America Trash Bags Market Analysis

The North America Trash Bags Market size is estimated at USD 3.43 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 4.98 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 7.77% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Trash bags, typically made of polyethylene, are tough and light and hold garbage securely without leakage or spillover. So, they are used in many different end-user industries in the North American market, such as residential, commercial, and industrial.

• Trash bag mandates have increased the use of trash bags, which is aided by trash bag manufacturers such as Reynolds Consumer Products, which use more than the mandated content in the production of trash bags.For instance, according to the company, Reynolds Consumer Products' Hefty compostable trash bags are made from 50% recycled plastic.
• Overall, the trash bag market in North America has been adapting to the new regulations and procedures, even though they are causing some challenges for market players. These rules gave the market new ways to grow if market players came up with sustainable trash bags that met the requirements of the new rules.
• The trash bags market is expected to grow in the forecast period, owing to the increasing demand from end-user industries. However, a few regions of North America have passed laws banning the disposal of lawn and garden waste in landfills. Sustainable and biodegradable resins are significant factors in the market's growth.
• Bans on single-use plastic bags, one of the most pervasive sources of pollution, are affecting states and cities across the United States as efforts to combat global plastic production pick up. As the single-use plastic ban and regulations are positively impacting sales of trash bags in the region, eventually these bans and regulations will start to include trash bags within these bans. This means that the bans on single-use plastic bags might help trash bags in the short term, but they are likely to slow the growth of the market in the long term.
• After COVID-19, several businesses and governments used a variety of initiatives to boost the usage of trash bags in the region or obtain a competitive advantage. For example, the US resident population expanded by 0.4% in 2022, according to the US Census Bureau's Vintage 2022 state and national population statistics. Also, the number of people moving in and out of the country and international migration are the main reasons why growth is getting back to what it was before the pandemic.