<i>A MRF sifts through recyclables to recover ... glass, metal, and plastics with the resin code #1 or #2 (that’s the little tiny number in the triangle on the bottom). It discards the rest.</i><p>I have heard this, that a good bit if not the majority of the waste that people think they are recycling ends up in the landfill anyway. Would it not be more efficient to just say &quot;don&#x27;t bother recycling anything except metal, glass, and #1 or #2 plastic.&quot; The rest can be trucked directly to the landfill, saving the extra trip and energy used to take it to the MRF for sorting.<p>I think there&#x27;s a good bit of political deceptiveness going on, people like to think that they are recycling and helping the environment so local government sets up a program to make it appear that they are. I wonder how many would be shocked to learn that half of what they recycle ends up in the landfill.