Conserving resources, starting with your cash, is always a good idea. But the thuggery of mandated recycling and forced participation is a ceremony which has outlived its usefullness. More and more, it's just trash pick-up but the virtue signalling about recycling makes it feel like a pious event chucking the yogurt container into the special green bin.
Find the the show notes with the links to the various articles I mentioned here at https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/72