You will be happy that these are not your ordinary rubber bands! These rubber bands are highly durable and 100% latex-free. These bands are made using a type of rubber that is highly resilient to sunlight and Ultra Violet rays, heat, ozone, weather and age; These rubber bands are flat and they grip, especially the liners, very well; There are no creases in these rubber bands that will collect germs or dirt unlike others, so they will not feel yucky after a few uses. You may wash them with soap and water to keep them fresh and sanitary. They are sized perfectly: small enough to use for very small jobs and elastic enough to use for much bigger jobs; They stretch easily up to 51-inch circumference; There are unlimited uses for these bands in your home, office, and everywhere else, including but not limited to the following: Active filing and archival filing-these bands will not break for a very long period of time; Holding Trash Can Liners: fits small trash cans and up to 13-gallon tall kitchen trash cans; Securing small to medium cat litter box liners; Securing catalogs, magazines, newspapers, posters, printouts, etc; Bundling gear, packs, boat accessories, and almost anything that need bundling; Holding surface tightly while gluing such as guitars and other projects; Wrapping frozen food packs; Keeping chip and cookie bags closed; Supporting vines, fruits, young trees and plants to trellising; Others more that you can try to imagine.