Calgary recycles

[RWin]

We got our blue bin today.

I'm looking forward to the convenience but wonder about the reality of the recycling program.

I can be lazy and just throw everything into the bin and someone else will sort it. Great - as long as I stick to the rules and only put in there what they'll accept. I can just picture people using it as a garbage bin.

Then once they collect all that stuff, what happens to it? I've been hearing that there really isn't much of a market for recyclables. Will it all actually get turned into something or will it end up in empty containers on a ship back to China?

So, on the surface at least, it seems like a good program. And I'm happy to pay $8 for it. But what will really happen with all our paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, etc?