I recycle loads of stuff. All our household rubbish gets sorted and whatever the council will take gets put in the relevant bins. Stuff they won't take we save to go to the local tip. Things like batteries, old lamps, paint, oil, plastics, wood, rubble, fabrics, furniture, appliances, metals, mattresses, carpet. They even take plasterboard and asbestos, which other tips make you jump through hoops to get shot of.
And our local place always tells us the monthly percentage that they have recycled, with the help of residents.
Compare that to the 70s, when we threw everything in one bin and buried it in a hole in the ground...