Do not order a waste bag based on the container's liter specification alone. Also check the size of the bag, the shape of the container and the way the bag should be fitted and closed. A bag labeled 120 liters is not therefore documented as suitable for every container with the same number of liters.
ABENA recommends measuring the container and choosing a bag according to both size and type of waste. Below are our suggestions for a practical shopping routine. It is not a standardized load test or a guarantee for a specific combination of bag and container.
Make one container map per model
Note the container's model and measurements at the opening as well as the depth down to the bottom. Please take a photo of the edge, the lid and any holders. Write whether the bag must be folded over the edge, secured in a ring or mounted in another way.
Send the information together with the bag's item number, width and length to the supplier. Clarify how the manufacturer states the measurements, especially if the bag has a special bottom or fold. We don't use one universal conversion from the container's liters to the bag's width and length.
Try the bag empty first
Mount a sample in the actual container. Check that it can be put on without being stretched hard and that it is positioned as intended at the bottom and edge. Close the lid and see if the bag gets pinched.
Have the employee who normally changes the bag perform the test. The person can often point to an impractical holder or a difficult edge that is not apparent from the product dimensions alone.
Check use, closure and removal
Then test the bag with the type of waste and normal filling it is intended for. Follow the product's instructions. Check whether there is room for closure and whether the bag can be removed without getting stuck.
Note specifically where the problem occurs: during assembly, the edge, the bottom, closure or removal. It provides a better basis for changing choices than simply ordering a thicker sack. Thickness and fit are different issues; see our guide to garbage bags in 40 and 55 my.
Save the choice that actually works
Register the bag's item number, measurements, quantity per roll, container model and date of testing. Also save any restrictions on use. A test in operation does not determine a maximum load or suitability for hazardous waste.
When re-ordering, a new item number should be checked again, even if the supplier's replacement is also called 120 litres. Then compare the order quantity and price of the same unit, so that rolls with different numbers of bags are not confused.
See waste bags at Nordic Safety. If you need to clarify the fit, you can send container dimensions, photo and type of waste together with the desired item number.
Source and method
ABENA: selection of bag according to container, waste type and characteristics. The container card and test routine above are Nordic Safety's editorial proposal for documentation of the purchase.
See current waste bags: 120 L, 40 my and 120 L, 55 my. Compare flat measurements with container before bulk purchase.
Source checked 11 October 2026. No universal fit or load limit is specified.
