The Hefty 39-gallon drawstring lawn and leaf bags are the best all-purpose garbage bags currently on the market. I've tried all the other heavy-duty deals and they've proven to be lackluster and downright undependable. For light kitchen use, you can't go wrong with the Hefty CinchSak 13-gallon white tall kitchen bags. Garbage bags used to be a lot stronger in the past, but since recycling came into vogue, they're getting thinner and weaker (Reynold's aluminum foil is an allied example). They could make 'em better, but they'd take forever to break down in a landfill. They'll get it right one of these days.