Bag holding apparatus

A bag holder for supporting a flexible bag having a first handle and a second handle, each handle having a first root connected to the bag, a second root connected to the bag and an arc portion linking the first root to the second root, the bag holder comprising:

• a frame having first and second substantially horizontal members that are parallel to each other and are located in the same horizontal plane, wherein the first and-second substantially horizontal members each has a first slot and a second slot;
• wherein one of the first slots is configured to support the first handle or the second handle at the first root or second root, wherein the first substantially horizontal member has a first vertical member extending downward therefrom and the second substantially horizontal member has a second vertical member extending downward therefrom and wherein each of the first and second substantially vertical members are connected via a third substantially horizontal member;
• a first hook for anchoring the first arc portion to the first vertical member frame substantially below the first slot of the first substantially horizontal member;
• and a second hook for anchoring the second arc portion to the second vertical member the first slot of the second substantially horizontal member, wherein the first hook is connected to a means for pulling away from the first substantially horizontal member.