Piano Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, recorded live by iPhone, used with permission. 
Forget recycling — reduce first use instead.
We have managed to do what alchemists of an earlier era couldn’t do. No, we have not turned base metal into gold we went the other way. Turning natural substance petroleum into something permanently durable ie plastics which includes Styrofoam fiberglass & carbon fiber.  
FYI/Why can’t I submit a carbon credit invoice of $25 for sending biomass (branches & sticks) to the landfill? Carbon Credits were invented by Al Gore who won a Nobel Prize.