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Interesting. Everywhere I've lived, recycling has been sorted into two bins (one for metals and plastics, one for paper goods). Most places I've lived have also had a separate collection system for food waste and organic materials. There are also pickup days for yard waste.
I've never had to pay for garbage collection, although I know of a few communities around here that charge for trash tags. I've had the fortune to live in areas where my garbage pickup was just a municipal service, though.
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Everywhere I've lived, I've paid for garbage removal. In Decatur AL, it was a municipal service. They picked up garbage twice a week, recyclables once a week, and yard waste separately once every two weeks. The recyclable glass was cooked locally into brown glass (met a guy who worked there). The yard waste was taken to the dump, composted, then taken to one of the local parks where you could go take as much as you wanted for your home. The yard waste composting was discontinued, according to the newspaper, because of the EPA. No details were given and OBVIOUSLY that makes no sense.
In Kansas, garbage collection is entirely private. There used to be 20 plus garbage collectors in Wichita alone. It cost more for once a week service than I paid in Alabama for twice a week. Recycling cost more, which REALLY irritated me.
In Illinois, where I grew up, garbage collection was also private, but we could burn leaves etc.
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