The vacuum turned out ok - all recyclable plastic bags, paper, and cardboard. Dh will operate it. Also, it is a canister vac - so dh can just dump it in the yard.
my biggest source of garbage is feed bags. They are plastic. I have a pattern to make reusable bags from them, but they have to be washed first because it is sweet feed. Also, it is a big time commitment. I wish I could find someone who wanted to do that so I could give them my feed bags. I would be even happier if my feed mill would switch to heavy paper or cloth.
yesterday I generated used duct tape that our floor installer used to tape the floor boxes together when he walked on them while he was working, and three chunks of glue - also from cardboard boxes (I put the boxes down under used bedding in the garden).