Where I live we are all given 4 bins.
1 for green waste - cardboard/garden waste/uncooked food etc
1 for paper/magazines/newspapers etc
1 for tins/bottles etc
1 for non green waste/plastic etc
Recycling just becomes 2nd nature after a while and you dont even notice you are doing it but judging by the feedback that over 40% of the areas waste is now recycled as opposed to just 5% 10 years ago and you have to hope that its all having some beneficial effect on the environment !