Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro)
The Bagm8 (pronounced “Bagmate”) is another new product that was shown at The Garden Press Event 2010 and is also yet another one that shines with ingenuity through its simplicity.
While there are a number of other devices on the market designed to hold open refuse sacks for litter picking and such most are requiring ideally three hands to get the bag fitted in. The Bagm8, on the other hand, does not.
I did see a similar product, with incorporated handle grip, as the Bagm8 has, some years back in use with the US Forest Service, for holding open bags containing saplings during planting as well as for use in litter picking operations at car parks, picnic areas, etc. The Rim was metal, though, and this ones seems to have fallen out of use for other devices which, though lighter than the old metal rim ones, are more difficult in use as regards to putting the bag in.
The Bagm8 works with, basically, all types of refuse sacks all the way up to garden waste- and builder's rubble sacks.
The brilliance of the Bagm8 lies in its simplicity and I especially like the fact that, unlike other devices to hold open a rubbish bag, the Bagm8 has a handle, a solid grip, on the outside. This is very good when used with regards to litter collecting bag and tongs as one's hands do not come into contact (too much) with the litter that is going into the bag.
Made entirely in the UK from recyclable plastic the Bagm8 is, in my opinion, a great new product for gardeners, whether at home, on the allotment or for the professional gardener and park warden, and could become the choice of municipalities for the litter pickers.
The producers of the Bagm8 are currently looking into the possibility of having the product made from recycled plastic in the UK and I know of at least one such company that could, probably, fit the bill here.
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