This is such a tiny little kitchen tip, but I had to include it because after doing it you will wonder why you didn't do it before.
Place a large bowl on the countertop where ever you are working. Everytime you need to throw something out, toss it into the bowl. When you are all finished your preparation work toss all the contents of the bowl into the garbage. In doing so you will save yourself several trips to the garbage can.Not only that, you will not be dirtying your floors and cabinetry door handles as you try to transfer mucky things into the garbage bin, and leaving grimey finger prints as you try to open the cupboard to access your bin.
I also leave a foil tray on the counter for all of our compostable waste. We recieved a countertop container from the city for this purpose, but we found the container to large, bulky and a bit of an eye-sore. Right after every meal or meal preparation I dump the contents of the tray into the green bin. This is important since the compostable material is not in a closed container, and you don't want a problem with fruit flies. I usually line the tray with a papertowel or wax paper because those are compostable materials and they help make cleanup a snap, but they are not necessary if you really don't want the added waste. We rinse the tray after every use and wash it daily.
If the thought of a tin tray on your counter doesn't light you up, choose a lovely bowl instead. There is no reason garbage can't look pretty!
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