^ A truth you will never hear uttered in the corridors of power.

Aluminium, copper, steel and paper already have good recycling rates, though its always good to re-examine regulatory or structural barriers that prevent rates from being even better.

Glass recycling is a net-negative anywhere with virgin sand available locally, purely on the cost of energy needed for refining recycled product.

And recycling mixed plastics is both environmental and economic vandalism (outside of a few niche feedstocks).

Plastic waste-to-energy is marginal but potentially economically viable, regulations permitting, but I still think we shouldn't for environmental, health & safety and strategic reasons.