Your post, combined with the comments above made me think of something you should consider: After the SHTF, if people look through your trash, they will know what you had and may wonder if you have more they can get you to part with.
It's not "if". People who are hungry will look through trash and anything else in the open, and if SHTF people will be hungry. Trash is a source of resources for the prepper and for zombies, and it should be a major OPSEC concern.