Trash bag retaining apparatus

A trash bag retaining system comprising:

• a pair of support arms extending outward from a receptacle wall, the pair of support arms configured to hold a plurality of trash bags;
• and
• a trash bag retaining apparatus integrated with each support arm of the pair of support arms, each trash bag retaining apparatus comprising:
• a proximal end;
• and
• a distal end comprising:
• a slide stop;
• and
• one or more surfaces defining an inlet positioned between the slide stop and the proximal end, wherein the inlet extends into a body of the trash bag retaining apparatus and is configured to receive and selectively retain an edge of a trash bag;
• wherein the support arms comprise a uniform profile shape;
• and
• wherein the inlet is sufficiently shallow such that a lateral pulling motion easily causes the edge of the trash bag to escape the inlet during removal of the trash bag from the trash bag retaining apparatus.

A trash bag retaining apparatus comprising:

• a support arm including a sliding surface that extends between a first portion and a second portion of the support arm having uniform dimensions, the first portion configured to secure the support arm to a receptacle wall, and the second portion comprising:
• a slide stop;
• and
• one or more surfaces defining a break in the sliding surface to form an inlet positioned adjacent to the slide stop, at least a portion of the sliding surface overhanging the inlet, wherein the inlet is configured to receive and selectively retain an edge of a trash bag;
• wherein the inlet is sufficiently shallow such that a lateral pulling motion easily causes the edge of the trash bag to escape the inlet during removal of the trash bag from the trash bag retaining apparatus.