In order to get the behavior they want, our rulers in government make certain behaviors mandatory. Human nature being what it is, many people (including the tree huggers) fail to properly sort their recyclable trash. Costs rise. Taxes rise. Whining reporters and college professors complain.
In order to get the behavior they want, our rulers in government pick the “winners” in green industries. Human nature being what it is, the green industry takes advantage of the slow moving bureaucracy to make obscene profits. Whining reporters and college professors complain.
Some recycling ideas work. You see very few aluminum cans or glass bottles along the roads in states that have $.05 or $.10 return deposits. But those deposits match up with human nature and no one forces you to return the containers.
Welcome to Red Hampshire...IIRC, the recycling facility/dump in Lebanon had somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen different receptacles/bins to sort your trash into...