What's in my trash?

To begin my journey towards more sustainable living, I did a trash inventory. Pretty gross, but very enlightening. Over the course of 2 weeks, my husband and I filled 2 large garbage sacks with waste along with a large box full of recycling. That seemed like a rather large amount of trash for just two people, when there are others out there only filling up a mason jar of trash a year!

So what was I throwing away? For us it came down to three main categories:

1. Food waste

2. Food packaging waste

3. Product packaging

It seems daunting to me to decrease our waste, but I know that it's possible.