Right now, I'm in Kansas, where they give you strange looks when you ask about recycling. Most trash companies don't want to do it cause it's more expensive for them. If you rent an apartment or house, the landlords don't want to pay for it. There are only a handful of places where one may go & recycle limited products.
    I lived in Minnesota someteen years back where recycling was mandatory in every county. I also lived in Oklahoma where it was more limited than here in Kansas. I will be moving out to San Diego in a couple of months where even if you rent, you may recycle with the regular trash pick up!   Few people remember that the 2 liter plastic bottle for sodas was invented by a gentleman & it was intended to be recycled. He showed many products & wore a polyester suit onto the Johnny Carson show when he talked about it. Johnny said he would investigate adding the recycled suits to his line of "Johnny Carson suits. Anybody know what happened to that?