I make a point to recycle plastic and glass bottles and usually store them until I have a bag full or so. Part of it is that I know there are people who need the money who come around sometimes and search the recycle bins..so it gets recycled either way, either the city does it or people take it and exchange it themselves for cash, but there's more of a reason to keep it in my mind. I'm a lot less prudent when it comes to wrappings and paper things and a lot just goes in the trash. If I had a house out in the country I would compost a lot, but not a good option right now.