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1061:Portmanteau
1005:Travel pack
980:Portmanteau
970:Nomadic bag
945:Garment bag
920:Bug-out bag
872:Pack basket
826:Duluth pack
772:Shell purse
737:Medical bag
732:Laundry bag
712:Grocery bag
608:Selke, S,.
390:AAA Polymer
355:Plastic bag
278:bioplastics
236:Description
190:solid waste
186:refuse sack
170:garbage bag
162:rubbish bag
1436:Categories
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1381:Gunny sack
1371:Flour sack
1295:Minaudière
1245:Coin purse
1240:Birkin bag
1152:Pastry bag
1142:Paper sack
1102:Coffee bag
1082:Bag-in-box
1070:Containers
1036:Mail pouch
1000:Train case
940:Duffel bag
930:Diaper bag
925:Carpet bag
887:Sabretache
847:Fanny pack
822:Canoe pack
802:Tucker bag
782:String bag
702:Flight bag
687:Bugout bag
658:containers
594:Selke, S,
421:2013-08-17
396:2021-11-18
372:References
321:drawstring
280:and other
246:twist ties
208:food waste
80:newspapers
1421:Throw bag
1396:SchultĂĽte
1376:Gamow bag
1351:Doggy bag
1300:Money bag
1285:Lady Dior
1275:Kelly bag
1207:Trash bag
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1137:Paper bag
1041:Mail sack
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882:Randoseru
742:Money bag
727:Haversack
717:Hambiliya
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554:21 August
528:21 August
475:21 August
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319:In 1984,
230:landfills
178:trash bag
174:bin liner
69:"Bin bag"
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1452:Plastics
1386:Poop bag
1341:Burn bag
1336:Body bag
1320:Wristlet
1310:Tote bag
1305:Reticule
1280:Kinchaku
1255:Gaji bag
1212:Wineskin
1157:Pipe bag
1127:Milk bag
1097:Bota bag
1031:Mail bag
990:Suitcase
960:Hobo bag
902:Takiding
877:Pasiking
852:Golf bag
842:Book bag
818:Backpack
797:Tote bag
762:Reticule
707:Gaji bag
692:Dillybag
612:, 2004,
598:, 1994,
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345:Blue bag
339:See also
333:flexible
110:May 2013
1401:Showbag
1391:Sandbag
1366:Feedbag
1356:Dry bag
1265:Handbag
1087:Bin bag
1051:Mochila
965:Holdall
950:Gig bag
912:Luggage
897:Sporran
892:Satchel
722:Handbag
665:Carried
305:biomass
198:plastic
158:bin bag
94:scholar
1315:Wallet
1270:It bag
1235:Bayong
1177:Sachet
1019:Postal
677:Bindle
672:Bayong
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101:JSTOR
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1442:Bags
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654:Bags
614:ISBN
600:ISBN
586:ISBN
556:2010
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262:HDPE
254:LDPE
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