Abstract: The product of the present invention is a flexible plastic trash bag which includes as an integral part a paper or plastic wrapped thin metal wire support formed into two attached hoops. The oblong metal hoops are attached to the bag on each vertical side and to each other for 1/3 of their vertical length. The encased wire is thin enough so as not to interfere with the folding or rolling of the bag; but strong enough to support the weight of the empty bag. The present invention comprises of forming a plastic bags, in various sizes, out of sheet plastic and attaching metal wire hoops to its vertical seems so that when the two hoops are separated at the top and bottom the bag is self-supporting and maintained in an open position so that matter may be easily deposited. Since the bag requires no receptacle the bag may be made from plastic of colorful patterns.