Being of an age to remember when the dustbinmen came down your path, picked your bin up and emptied, then returned it, I find it difficult to believe all the shenanigans nowadays. I agree with recycling, and do it faithfully, then someone working for the council whispers in my husbands ear that it all goes to landfill anyway. I sort my bottles according to colour, then when the wagon comes to empty the receptacles, it tips them all in together.
My grand daughter bought a new house on a large development, where only communal bins are provided, and no recycling facilities at all
Maybe it's time we started spying on the council for a change