According to the Department of Sanitation of the city of New York, the trash production more than doubled between 1960 and 1990, and currently it is about 4.5 pounds per person per day.
Reducing the amounts of trash we produce we could help our environment and also save money, not only directly but also paying less taxes to the government.

To avoid creating trash is easy. A quick example of how to do it is by thinking twice if you really need something before buying it, as the more you buy, the more trash you create.

Other simple and easy tasks also help saving our environment from trash, such as not buying overpackaged things. Here, again you will save money, as the manufacturer would have saved money producing a smaller pack containing more products.

And think about how do you shop for grocery: do you still use those disposable plastic poly bags, or do you already have your own reusable, eco-friendly bag?

As you can notice, you are very responsible for the amount of trash you generate. Do whatever you can to produce less trash and save money while you help the environment.