I was out walking yesterday and saw a neighbors new recycling toter had a sign on the lid saying what could go in, and plastic was shown as “garbage” - not for recycling.
It is no longer mandatory here so everything goes into the trash toter. That’s why it’s called “trash”.
Plastic is too cheap to produce.
It is not cost effective to recycle most plastics.
Funny thing is Glass which is perfectly recyclable, most recycling around me won’t even take, because the weight of it makes the transportation costs too much to make recycling it worth while.