Toter Trash Can Liners need to be thin. The material, thickness, and tensile strength of Toter Trash Can Liners are optimally designed for lining the inside of trash containers, to keep them clean and smelling good (they contain a built-in odor eliminator) and to easily slide out when emptied by automated garbage trucks. They're not intended to be used as "bags" to carry trash outside of the carts, although many consumers report that they successfully use them this way.