I save money recycling almost everything because, that way, I don’t have to buy trash bags. I use only plastic shopping bags that are free with every purchase. Meanwhile, I rinse out the plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc., and dump them into the recycle bins - no trash bag needed. I can’t even remember the last time I had to buy trash bags.
That said, I might be paying more in my taxes for the recycling, but whatever the extra cost is, in my township it’s dwarfed by what I have to pay for the local school system and everything else.
FWIW, here is the PDF file of the TWENTY PAGE recycling guide for the next town over. Recycling Capitol of the World, they are!
http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/documentcenter/view/6483
It even has rules for recycling your ammo, LOL! (A 20-page PDF file would make a great target!)