Recycling - can this really make a difference?

I am a big believer in recycling. However I do believe in freedom of choice. So recycling is your own option. I will ask you to think of it this way: Think of all of the things (long term) that you have thrown away or will throw away in your lifetime. Now imagine how many things that you threw away that could have been recycled. People tend to forget that over long periods of time, small things mount up. Every one of us can do their part to help, even if it does take a long time.