> I think you must mean the smaller trash bins sprinkled throughout your house, right? Because a kitchen (main) trash bin is typically too large for little shopping bags?

Depends on how many people you have/how frequently you empty your bin? In my apartment, it's just me + my partner, and we empty our main trash about twice a week, using a regular shopping bag. Most of our waste is food waste (we have a food waste bin) or packaging (which can be recycled).