So Big Brother is alive and well!!!
In our city rcycling is voluntary.As I recall about 10% participate.
The recycle bin is free. You can recycle the usuals...plastic with the 1 or 2 in the triangle, newspaper, junkmail, cardboard, cereal boxes......but NO glass.
Someone must have been cut....glass was taken off the list. You can personally take glass bottles to a drop off site.
It's all rather low key. I do recycle but it's not a big deal if I toss a soup can in the regular trash.