Well put!
Add paper and glass recycling to the list.
Recycling became cool in the 80s and you had the government get involved.
What happens when the “gubbermint” gets involved in anything?
There are a few things where recycling makes sense, aluminum for example. But much of the recycling programs we have today have become endless tax and pay programs (subsidies) for companies making billions off trash in the name of environmentalism. Most of it is make belief feel good nonsense where someone ends up cashing in.