I wonder if anything has changed in the more than ten years since Penn and Teller covered the economics of recycling for an entertainment show on Showtime? ADD

I wonder if anything has changed in the more than ten years since Penn and Teller covered the economics of recycling for an entertainment show on Showtime? ADDENDUM: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7779102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7779102