Maybe you should belloking further afield for answers. In the City of Casey in Melbourne, Australia, we have very good recycling processes, (can always be inproved though) have a look at what we do with recycling with the intention of reducing Landfill deposit. As a side benifit, it leads to landfills lasting much longer. All residents have a large (240 litre) wheelie bin to be used for collection of recyclables. The bin is either blue or green with blue lid.

You can place a wide range of recyclables into your bin including paper, cardboard and coloured plastic bottles.

http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/recycling/article.asp?Item=2013

There is money in waste and this is not a big financial burden if handled well