Harry Wasylyk
Harry Wasylyk (* 5. December 1927 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ; † 1. July 2013 ), together with Larry Hansen invented the garbage bag from polyethylene .
Originally, they did not envisage household use, but commercial use, and the first customer was Winnipeg General Hospital . Hansen's employer Union Carbide Company bought the idea from them and launched the first green garbage bags under the name Glad garbage bags in the late 1960s .
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Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in the Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 5, 2019 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wasylyk, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July, 1st 2013 |