Ah, for the days before plastic and cardboard!
An urban mouse's life these days demands an inordinate amount time for thinking about, dealing with, sorting, transporting, growing angry over and otherwise pondering the subject of rubbish.
In the old days, vegetable matter was thrown on the compost heap. Meat matter was given to the dogs. Wood and papery matter was burned on the fire. Dead animals were buried under an apple tree. And there
