Up close and personal with trash

Come September, mandatory household waste separation begins in six states. Are you ready for it?
 

UNTIL recently, I smugly considered myself a conscientious and knowledgeable greenie. Two months ago, our maid returned home on an emergency and the family has had to do all the household chores. That includes clearing the huge laundry basket, which acts as our recycling bin where we put our plastic, paper and glass discards.