a method of forming a bag stand including the steps of : bending a first subpanel along a hinge from a flattened arrangement , the first subpanel including a plurality of side panels and a connection mechanism , each of the plurality of side panels including a left end and a right end , the hinge positioned between a first side panel of the plurality of side panels and an adjacent second side panel of the plurality of side panels ; and connecting the first subpanel to a second subpanel by the connection mechanism .