> We managed, as an American family of 5, to only put out a single bag of trash a week, and this was in an area that didn't have recycling except for a "you br

> We managed, as an American family of 5, to only put out a single bag of trash a week, and this was in an area that didn't have recycling except for a "you bring it" aluminum can place. Unfortunately, the likelihood is that others in your area illegally dumped their trash, burned it, or are piling it up somewhere.