thought this posting was about OPSEC during a SHTF >>> garbage picking will be a fulltime job for many - last thing you want is your food related trash being tied to you - most likely will be re-cycling some items normally tossed - could need to get inventive with fire drawing tooo much attention ....
if the guy has his crap together - he's doing his intelligence gathering of the hot spots and latest developments - won't get caught flat footed >>> like right now with Iran trying to show some balls - wouldn't be halfway across the country on a self-elected trip ...
I use a paper shredder. When I'm not near the shredder, I tear the document up into tinty pieces, then divide the pieces into two piles and throw them into separate garbage cans.