Everybody in the dream is, to some extent, yourself. Perhaps there is a trauma around your inner child? Did you miss out on childhood? Possibly for violent/forceful reasons?

Taking out the trash translates often to getting rid of something unwanted. Are there things about your past you're trying to forget? Something you're ashamed of? This would also explain the factor of being judged for the police being there. This might be something you weren't actually responsible for in the waking world too. Something you are maybe just ashamed to have experienced?

Everything is centered near your home - near your own being (Homes often relate to the person's literal body, but here it may also just be centered around *you* as a person, not your literal body.)