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If you dump hops out on the compost pile make sure that your pets will not eat it. It will kill them. This is true for dogs not sure about cats.

How about doing something like this: Morebeer's Brew Chat • View topic - Glycol Chiller & Temp Controlled Conicals Glycol Chiller & Temp Controlled Conicals. They are using SS but I think it would also work with plastic.

I do freeze my extra wort. I boil it when I am ready to make the starter.

Yes making starters really works. This is one of the big steps how to improve your beer. Also check this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/how-do-i-figure-og-starter-110873/

Make a starter: Mix 1/2 cup of light dry malt extract in quart of water --It creates starter of original gravity of 1.040. Put it into Erlenmeyer Flask. Add foam control and yeast nutrients (if you have some). Cover with aluminum foil. Boil for 15 minutes. Cool it...

Cool idea but $36 is a little bit too pricey

I do not think this is a case because this is much harder plastic then one on plastic buckets

I have bench capper and I can cap Pilsner Urquel bottles

LME has a lot of concentrated sugars. If it will freeze the freezing point will most likely be well bellow 32F. I never try to freeze LME. This is just one thing to consider.

Have you heard of "whirlpool chiller"? Wort-O-Matic: MyloFiore's Jamil-O-Chiller To Increase efficiency of your current chiller you need to circulate hot liquid (Wort) around the Immersion Chiller. You can do it with pump like the whirlpool chiller or you can do it with sanitize spoon. I...

I think 70F for storing should be fine.

I have on of them. I did 14 batches in it so far. If you want conical and you do not want to spend money for stainless, then this is a fine pick. By the way no need to go to e-bay. You can fin it also in here: MiniBrew Fermenter - 6.5 - Conical Fermenters - High Gravity I bought mine...

If you do up to 2 liter starters clam is that there is no need to decant. If you are going to decant starter the yeast "should" go thru the whole "lifecycle". 24-36 hours is the growth phase. Then fermentation and flocculation. You know that yeast is done (flocculated) when starter...

I have one of these: MiniBrew Fermenter - 6.5 - Conical Fermenters - High Gravity It is 6.5 gal plastic conical fermenter. I know the stainless is the king. When I started I was also concern about dumping trub and yest during the fermentation. After a few batches I discovered this...

+1 for WLP002 or Wyeast 1968

You should get it down to 48F - 50F ASAP. Some people like to pitch at this temp.