in sydney councils collect three times -

1 general garbage
2 paper, in a separate container which the council provides free
3 glass and plastic bottles, again in a separate container which the council provides free

i work for a govt department that also recylces all waste -

in the kitchen we have a bin for compost, a bin for recyclabale bottles, and a bin for non-recyclable stuff.

we have huge bins for all the paper we use & throw out - it all gets shredded and recycled.