Friday, September 11, 2009


Once I had the proper bags and a pick up tool for collecting road litter, another problem developed. How to keep the litter bag open as I was attempting to place something in it? I searched the internet for an answer to this problem and ran across the E-ZEE LitterBag Caddy. I ordered one and found it helped a lot. However, after a time, my wrist would get sore constantly tipping up the heavy bag of litter to add more litter. Keeping the bag attached to the litter caddy also proved problematic. I was also recycling aluminum cans which meant I needed to dump out all the litter after I collected it to sort out the cans.

A solution to these problems needed to be found and there seemed to be nothing on the market that would do that. After some thought and experimentation, I came up with the dual litter bag caddy. It is quite simple and solved all my problems. Litter can be sorted as one collects it. Having two bags with a handle in the center helps balance the load and keeps the bags open without making my wrist sore. It also keeps the bags higher off the ground so they do not drag as much.

This tool is made out of one-half inch heavy PVC. The square frames holding the bags has stainless steel fasteners in each corner spaced the right distance to keep the bag draw cord tight. With the first several caddys, I made the handle about 8 inches long. It was extended to about 11 inches so that it balanced better when the bags got heavier. It also allowed the carrier to fit my body and legs better. If you do any amount of road litter patrolling, I suggest you make yourself one of these tools.

1 comment:

  1. Very cool!!! I found your blog to be very informative. Learning and enjoying your blog.

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