In Chesham, Bucks, the council provides free containers for
-glass (but not Pyrex)
-paper
-general waste

which they collect separately. No plastic or metal recycling collections from home, although the town does have at least two locations with special large containers for this purpose.

Something that I liked particularly is that the council subsidised each household for the purchase of a composter, asking people to recycle green waste themselves for their garden. You should see my roses (they are bindweed, you moron - La Inglesa).