Contactmusic.com reports that Witherspoon confesses she is a clean freak and even her garbage has to look good. Speaking on a talk show she said she makes sure her garbage is never overflowing.

She said: "I like to throw a lot of things away, particularly at Christmas. It makes me a little crazy when the trash is overflowing. I put on rubber boots and I literally get into the trashcan and I stomp on the trash.

"Sometimes I'll sneak and look at the neighbour's garbage cans and see if it's kind of empty. I'll wait, literally until the middle of the night when the children are asleep, and I'll take my extra garbage and I'll put it in the can."