This was happening forty five years ago when recycling got BIG! People were separating their trash, placing it in different recycle bins.
Then someone followed a recycle truck which picked up all the separated material and took it to the local landfill for burial.
But everyone felt SO GOOD with themselves that they were doing their part to save the planet.
And the recycling companies feel REALLY GOOD about the big money they're making for performing an unnecessary "service."