Synthetic mesh reinforced multilayer material and bags made therefrom

A bag comprising:

• first and second sidewalls, a top, and a closed bottom, wherein at least the first sidewall is formed at least in part from a multilayer material including
• a layer of an open mesh material having inner and outer opposed surfaces, the open mesh material including filaments that intersect one another, at least some of the filaments being composite filaments having a carrier portion of a relatively high melting point and a bonding portion of a relatively low melting point, the bonding portion of each composite filament being thermally bonded to other filaments at least some points of intersection,
• a layer of film material applied to the outer surface of the layer of open mesh material, wherein
• the multilayer material has a mass per unit area of less than 9.0 oz/yd2 and a bursting strength to mass per unit area ratio of at least 9.0 lbs/(oz/yd2), where bursting strength is measured in accordance with ASTM-D37 86.

A bag comprising:

• first and second sidewalls, a top, and a closed bottom, wherein at least the first sidewall is formed entirely from a multilayer material including
• a layer of an open mesh material having inner and outer opposed surfaces, the open mesh material including filaments that intersect one another, at least some of the filaments being composite filaments having a carrier portion of a relatively high melting point and a bonding portion of a relatively low melting point, the bonding portion of each composite filament being thermally bonded to other filaments at least some points of intersection,
• a first layer of film material applied to the outer surface of the layer of open mesh material, and
• a second film layer applied to the inner surface of the open mesh material wherein
• the multilayer material has a mass per unit area of less than 9.0 oz/yd2 and a bursting strength to mass per unit area ratio of at least 9.0 lbs/(oz/yd2), where bursting strength is measured in accordance with ASTM-D37 86.