I remember when the high temp trash burns was cleaner and more efficient than all the recycling. Then I heard of something called NIMBY. Then it all made sense.
My rubbish collection service used to send around a general pickup vehicle and a mixed recycle vehicle. For more than a year now 1 truck picks up all containers and dumps them all into the common hopper. Mixed recycling worked until they had to pay people to sort it all any it cost many times more than the end product output.