The real problem is, many things aren’t economical to recycle. People want to believe that they are, but it’s not the case.
They would pick thise items up for free, for starters. Another big no-no is incineration. It is a very effective way to get rid of certain wastes. But it’s just not part of the image.
What’s the “carbon footprint” of thousands of trucks driving around picking up garbage out of different colored bins and shipping it off to China by boat?
Off to the gulags for you! You are not supposed to question authority let alone have any common sense! lol
I have been recycling for years; compostable garbage goes into the compost heap for the gardens.
Everything (I mean EVERYTHING) else goes into the burn barrel and turned into smoke.
The non-burnables (metals) get raked out every 2 or 3 months and I take that to the dump.