so yeah, there are recyclables eg metal cans, #2 and #5 plastics (in our area) cardboard, newsprint that you recycle. so yeah, I mispoke saying "recycle." But landfills are for trash, bad plastic, aluminum foil etc. etc. things don't biodegrade in a true landfill especially things that get buried w/o oxygen. and there is composting which is where I think you'd want to put those utensils?, eg, paper plates, food scraps etc. I do a little composting myself with food scraps, just dig a hole fill it up cover with dirt... I'm trying to think of anywhere that has three different containers, HoCo has a little green cans....to quote them: According to a Howard County study, almost 30% of what we send to the landfill could be composted and turned into a valuable product! Our Feed The Green Bin collection is an optional program that allows residents to