This may take some practice, but these practices work:
1. When purchasing toilet tissue, paper towels, and paper plates, buy it in bulk and use the bag for your waste basket, or to dispose of animal waste.
2. When purchasing electronics, save the bags that most things come in and use them for cat litter.
3. If you or your neighbor gets the newspaper, use the plastic bag that the paper comes in for cat litter or dog waste.
4. Reuse your empty coffee can with re-sealable lid for cat litter and empty once a week on trash day.