[missmacabre]

I'm an avid recycler. i will grab empty pop bottles left in the cafeteria and put them in the blue bin at school etc. I'm just as frustrated as you for the same reason even though I'm on the other end of the enviro-spectrum. Most things we are asked to recycle are not worth recyling. A lot of types of plastic are sent to recycling plants but never recycled because it costs less money to make new plastic containers than to have someone sort, wash and melt down the old plastic.

edit: Green bin is where it's at. So much garbage is actually biodegradable. I also think reusing things is a lot better for the environment than recycling plants.