When I lived in Oregon I used to recycle. We dropped our garbage can down from a 40 gal to a 28 gal; then I moved to Arizona and they don't recycle anything. I did keep up recycling soda cans and water bottles; living only 20 mins from Cali I'd make a trip every three months or so to get paid per pound. I moved to SoCal a year ago and the only thing the debris company picks up is yard stuff. I still turn in the soda and water bottles 'cause they are worth a nickel each; we also do newspaper and cardboard at the local drop boxes. I use cloth shopping bags and what plastic grocery bags we do get go back to the market. The plastic and glass we don't pay deposits on get donated at the recycle stations.