How do I exclude my Trash? Is it part of System or my Home?

Hi Everybody,
I just received my TC on Monday and would like to use Time Machine for backing up my Home directory but don't want the contents of my Trash; I don't want to delete my Trash either. I'd like to keep the content for a few more weeks until I'm sure I don't need anything. This is why I love the idea of the Time Machine. If I delete it, I may be able to recover the file after a few weeks. As for the Application folder, Library and System folder, I have a backup program copy weekly backups, backups prior to upgrades, and such, so I don't plan to backup the System folder, Application folder, and Library folder.
So back to my question... Where are the contents of the Trash stored? Is the Trash automatically excluded by TM or does it have to be explicitly excluded?
Thanks!

Where are the contents of the Trash stored?
The Trash folder for the partition which contains your home folder is located in the home folder. The Trash folder for a disk or partition which doesn't is located in /.Trashes/501/ on that disk or partition; the number varies depending on the account configuration.
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