<blockquote>The problems of recycling in America are both global and local. A storm of falling oil prices, a strong dollar and a weakened economy in China have sent prices for American recyclables plummeting worldwide.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/american-recycling-is-stalling-and-the-big-blue-bin-is-one-reason-why/2015/06/20/914735e4-1610-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html">American recycling is stalling, and the big blue bin is one reason why - The Washington Post</a>.
<blockquote>Consumers have indeed been filling the bigger bins, but often with as much garbage as recyclable material.</blockquote>