Hefty’s Pumpkin Spice Trash Bags Have Landed — Have We Reached Peak Pumpkin?

First there was Starbucks’ first-ever Pumpkin Spice Latte, which launched in 2003. Then we were blessed with Pumpkin Spice Spam, Pumpkin Spice doughnuts, and really, Pumpkin Spice everything. And now, friends, we may have achieved the ultimate in Pumpkin spice-themed items: Pumpkin Spice trash bags. 

Yes, trash bags.

Hefty just dropped Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Ultra Strong trash bags, which can keep that pumpkin spice feeling going long after you’ve finished your Pumpkin Spice Slurpee. And if that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s not the first time the New York-based brand is offering the bags, which, yes, have a picture of both a pumpkin and what we presume to be a pumpkin spice latte on the box — in case you were confused as to what aroma awaits you inside.

Hefty says the bags give customers’ garbage “the cozy fall upgrade they never knew they needed.” The demand for a pumpkin-spice-scented place to dispose of your garbage is also apparently so high that the bags sold out in an astounding 90 minutes in 2023. Clearly, the people know what they want.

On the trash front, the bags are standard 13-gallon garbage liners, which Hefty describes as having a “secure, break-resistant drawstring and superior durability.” The bags offer “6-in-1 protection” through flex strength, a tough drawstring, and patented odor control — plus resistance to leaks, punctures, and rips. The limited-edition bags are available now on Amazon while supplies last, which won’t be long. They’ll also be available at select Walmart stores toward the end of September, a bit closer to fall.

It’s the perfect complement to your Pumpkin Spice-Scented Kitty Litter, which is also apparently a thing — along with Pumpkin Spice toilet paper.

While putting pumpkin spice in our trash bins is a relatively new phenomenon, “pumpkin spice” has been around at least since the 1700s. There’s mention of it in Amelia Simmons’ 1798 reprint of her cookbook American Cookery. Then Thompson & Taylor Spice Company and McCormick started selling the spice in jars to the masses in the 1930s. However, at the time, they intended it to go in pies, not hot chocolate, which apparently is also a beverage trend, by the way, or pumpkin spice-flavored organic chewing gum.

Even Dolly Parton has been lured in by nutmeg and cinnamon’s siren song. She’s partnered with Duncan Hines on a Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix this year, which is at least a bit close to the baked goods our forefathers intended when they created the blend.

While you can grab those garbage bags and a slew of other pumpkin spice items, Starbucks, which is arguably the sole entity responsible for the modern pumpkin spice renaissance, is still rocking its summer menu for now — but America’s most popular coffee chain is expected to drop its fall offerings soon, so you don’t have that much longer to wait.