Abstract: An improved bag holder formed of wire is disclosed. The holder is particularly useful for holding bags with handles and particularly useful when the bag is used as a garbage bag. The invention takes advantage of the flexure and resiliency characteristics of wire. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a neck is provided on which to store unused bags. In a further embodiment of the invention, a unique manner is provided for keeping the held bag closed in order to reduce the emission of unwanted odors.