Recycling is not a new concept.  I have been composting,  & recycling for 40 yrs.  It is sometimes difficult because you have to travel quite a distance sometimes to do your recycling but I have had a good time in the past, trying to figure out new ways to cut down on things like grocery bags & saving energy.  I feel that educating my kids & grandkids about it has made a difference.  My motto is "do what you can, when you can".  I see changes every day about the way people think "Green".