Is Recycling Reconsidered Working?

Out of the 15 to 30 % of recyclables that are retrieved in the us, approximately half are buried or burned due to contamination and market fluctuations. So i'm wondering, is it failing because of lack of participation, or the materiality of our products? If you're nterested in this question, i highly, highly, highly recommend samantha mac bride's book called recycling reconsidered. She has also the research head honcho at the new york city department of sanitation. What she says lands in a very real way, into inta structure. The thing about cycling, and the way it's been greened, is that there is a way out of the problem