Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste'
I am dismayed at how little people care about this.  If more people (not even everyone) had some basic knowledge of plastics and the will to rinse the containers they recycle, sorting would be much more efficient.  But I'd be willing to bet that most people use their recycling bin as a kind of funny second trash can.  I know my roommates do.  We got fined and they still put dirty paper towels and plastic containers with food on them in the recycling bin (since technically these are made out of recyclable materials).  Effectively though, the recycling is being used like a special garbage can.