Abstract: A bag dispensing system has numerous thin plastic bags weakly attached together to form a bag pack, and a rack for supporting the bag pack and dispensing individual bags. Each bag has a tear-away release means which includes at least one centrally located opening for receiving a support finger of the rack, and is separated from an upper edge of the bag by a tear through portion. At least one pressure point is located adjacent the tear through portion. Each bag has a pair of opposed handles, each of which includes a flap-free opening for receiving a side support rod of the rack. The bag pack has successive overlying layers of thermoplastic film which form successive outside bag surface to outside bag surface contacts alternating with inside bag surface to inside bag surface contacts. Each layer of the bag pack is weakly joined to both adjacent layers without adhesive.