I don't recycle and I will tell you why. Our community has "mixed recycle" bins located strategically around where you are to drop off your; paper, cardboard, alum & steel containers, glass, plastic, etc. Everything goes into one bin. I was always suspicious but after talking to a gentleman I know at the landfill, all of these bins just get dumped into the landfill along with all of the other trash and buried.
Aluminum and steel are borderline, but there really isn't any market for any of the other materials, as it costs way more to sort, clean, handle and process it. The only reason our community (and many others) have this recycling program set up is to say that they have a recycling program, which makes them eligible for certain grants, etc.
My stuff just goes into the trash and winds up in the landfill like everyone else's, so it could be argued that I am actually operating "greener" than the folks using the recycling bins, as I don't burn gas taking my stuff there.