Polymeric bags and method to make same

A method of forming a bag of polymeric film, the method comprising:

• forming a tube of polymeric film, the tube formed in a machine direction,
• collapsing the tube to form a collapsed tube, the collapsed tube comprising first and second layers and opposing first and second edges, first and second halves of the collapsed tube defined on opposite sides of a central axis of the collapsed tube,
• folding the collapsed tube, the folding positioning the first edge adjacent to the second edge, the folding defining a third edge about a central axis of the collapsed tube,
• slitting the first half of the first layer to form two detached sections,
• positioning one of the two detached sections to expose an inner surface of the second layer,
• inserting a first draw tape between the first and second layers of the first half of the collapsed tube,
• positioning the one of the two detached sections over the first draw tape,
• attaching the two detached sections to the second layer,
• sealing the first and second halves of the first layer and the first and second halves of the second layer to each other by a plurality of side seals extending in a cross direction, and
• separating the collapsed tube into a plurality of bags.