The addition of a next screen is so welcome. I like that you get new things you need to do as you level up. The sound effects and VFX were very good as well. I usually like it more when new mechanics are taught but the simplicity of each new mechanic made it so I knew almost instantly what to do and it didn't cost me a loss to learn it. Everything was going well until I got hit by the mythical 5 trash in a row combo.
I wish there was some difference between throw and discard. That way when you added the chili pepper, it added a new control I needed to click instead of just always clicking throw or eat. The fork fixing was exactly what I was looking for. I would have loved a "go to town" moment where I could just let loose and spam click at the end of each level much like the first level (also pretty funny that the garbage level is the only one without trash).
Overall, well done!