[herlichka]

Here in Simcoe County, Ontario we have a very comprehensive recycling and waste diversion programme.

We have weekly curbside collection of "garbage" ( 1 bag per household).

The recycling bins are also picked up weekly with no limits.
-bottles and cans.
-cardboard and paper.
-empty aerosol cans, paint cans, plastic laundry jugs.
-"clamshell" plastic packaging.
-plastic flower pots and nursery cellpaks.
-tetra juice packages.

And, yes it does turn into a storage problem. I built a small shed, 30" wide by 8 feet long, faced with four doors for two garbage cans, the large green bin, and four blue boxes. At first it seemed like a bit of work, but now it's routine. Even my grandchildren have learned which bin/can is which.
We also have a "green bin" programme which includes almost anything organic.
-food scraps, including meat and bones.
-facial tissue, paper towels.
-coffee ground, tea bags.
-dryer lint.
Diapers and pet wastes are not accepted.

We pay an "eco fee" on the purchase of any product that presents a recycling "cost", from new tires, paints, batteries, flourescent lamps, electronics, appliances, disposable gas bottles and various household chemicals. We can drop these products off at the transfer station for free. The county will also take yard waste, broken concrete, asphalt and scrap metals for free.