I recycle as much as I possibly can and compost the rest. Here in England, many of our local Borough Councils are becoming very hot on recycling and have spent alot of taxpayers money on providing kerbside pickup. There are also loadsa drop off points available.

I disagree Clinton I think Home recycling is crucial. If everyone had the attitude that there little bit wouldn't make a difference then it would only surfice to compund the problem even further. Besides if every single person were to be responsible for their own rubbish and recycle it would make a huge difference to the ever decreasing landfill situation. You know what they say about education starting at home. We need to educate our kids by example and ensure that they learn to think about their enviroment and what cause and effect they as an individual make. However I do agree with you on the issue of the huge industrial companies. Regulations should be heavily brought to bear on their business practice. Don't quote me but I read somewhere that America uses 10 million barrels of oil a year in the production of plastic bags alone. That is phenomenal.

We all owe it to the Planet that we live on to give Mother Earth the respect that she deserves.