Much recycling is just feel good nonsense. Much glass/plastic doesn’t get recycled and in fact ends up in the dump.
The most green action is to not use disposables, and to have a home composter.
Speaking of composting, my community collects cardboard in several dumpsters at one location. The cardboard rots until it can be ground into a mulch. The mulch is free. It’s the only recycling project I’ve seen really work.