Abstract: A portable tool transports and manipulates disposable trash bags with a pair of cooperating, displaceable jaws coupled to a rigid, peripheral frame. The substantially circular frame conceals the jaws when retracted within suitable peripheral grooves in which the jaws nest. A manual activator compressively attached to the frame midsection supports a pistol-grip handle and associated trigger mechanism. Each jaw has a pivoted hub portion with integral, projecting levers concealed within a clutch mechanism. A trigger deflects a cable to pivot the hub levers and deploy the jaws. When the jaws are displaced outwardly, upper edges of a bag may occupy the space between the jaws and the frame. When the trigger is released, the jaws retract in response to spring pressure, nesting within the frame peripheral grooves. The jaws thus securely grasp and captivate a bag, the upper periphery of which is sandwiched between the frame and the seated jaws.