All shredded paper and newspaper gets saved for mulch and weed barrier for gardening, all household food scraps (coffee grounds, veg and fruit trimmings (worms love it)) are composted in gardening. egg shells are placed around plants to keep slugs away. As they decompose, they composted into rose garden bed. I use the food item boxes for crafts, all material scraps go into a bag for stuffing animal bedding, dryer lint goes out for the nesting critters and birds.
The grandkids love the few laundry bottles ( I cut and they use as scoops to play outside with.) I also use the cut ones as gardening tools, stakes, etc. I use cut 2 liter bottles as mini greenhouses for starting plants, to protect them as they start out.
Store bags get reused as trash bags or donated to thrift store near here.We generally have less than one bag of actual trash a week.