I think it depends on the state &/or province. In my community all the houses are licensed with two garbage bins, one for regular trash & the other for recycling. If you aren't using the recycling bin "properly" you can get a ticket. But its not like they do a thorough investigation in every trash bin, they just tell the garbage people to check it & inform them of any resident mixing the recycling with non-recyclable garbage (some are lazy though). It's an alright system i guess, most of my neighbors don't have much problem with it. But there is one house that just doesn't care & gets ticketed very often. (suburban gossip)

Oh & most schools are pretty big on recycling too.

Although, unfortunately ,I think most people wouldn't do it if they weren't forced or felt like they had to.

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Not many American's recycle. I live in America and I recycle.

Not a lot

My class was having a debate about it after my teacher made a comment about America not recycling. I'm curious now as I always presumed that America were big on recycling like the UK but now I'm not sure.

Also just to let you know that I'm not hating, I love America.