I am certainly glad that I don’t live in the UK.
I pay for one 20 Gallon trash can every week, But realisticly I only put it out about every other week.
I live by myself and just don’t generate much trash.
So used Soup cans and all go in the Trash.
In the UK I would be Fined for not recycling.
If I used canned soup (I don't, I make from scratch) that can would get cleaned and go into my gardening supplies.
It's not that I'm trying to save the planet, hell, I want increased CO2 so plants grow better. I'm just very, very frugal.
/johnny