if i took a picture of my wastebasket in my room here it would look like a lighter version of the left basket. i have at times used the much more cheerful dollar store yellow bags. and then here or there i get a really nice other bag with thicker mil plastic that i will use as an liner before i use the other bags inside that. so it saves me in case of small tears in those cheaper bags which can then just be lifted right out and thrown in with the rest of the trash...