Lawn refuse bag insert

A lawn refuse bag insert for use with a lawn refuse bag, comprising:

• a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert, the rear wall defining a bottom edge;
• a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert, the first side wall defining a bottom edge at a bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert;
• and
• a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side, the second side wall defining a bottom edge at the bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert;
• wherein a top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert is disposed at a top end of each of the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall of the lawn refuse bag insert;
• and
• wherein:
• each of the first side wall and the second side wall defines a U-shaped slot defining a retainer tab that is configured to slidably receive a corresponding top portion of the lawn refuse bag therein;
• each of the first side wall and the second side wall defines a straight section and a tapered section;
• each of the tapered sections is defined by a front linear edge and a rear linear edge angled toward one another;
• and
• the bottom edge of the rear wall extends between the first side wall and the second side wall at an intermediate point between the top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert and the bottom edges of the first side wall and the second side wall, the intermediate point being closer to the top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert than to the bottom edges of the first side wall and the second side wall.