If everything I discarded went out to the curb, it will easily fill a trash can. Because I recycle I'd say that about 80% of my trash never makes it to the curb, it goes in recycle bins or compost. If I had a burning barrel (not good for the air, but efficient) I probably wouldn't have anything going out to the curb.

When I was a kid we had a two-burner black and white wood burning stove called a "trash burner" in the kitchen and when I visit friends who live in rural areas in Washington, a lot of older homes still have them. They're small but if you have a blower on the stack they are a good source of heat and you can heat water or cook on top of them if you're burning wood in winter.

SRS