You know the R. Krohn shidduch line about shoes? What kind of shoes does he wear? If he wears lace ups he’s a batlan because he takes the time to lace his shoes. If he wears loafers he’s a lazy good for nothing because he can’t be bothered to tie his shoes.
I don’t know if anyone here is holding by working on bitul zman to the degree that recycling is wasting valuable time. I say, recycle, even for those is municipalities where you’re not fined. It does good, in a milieu where the greatest good deed is saving the planet and whales it shows you have values (sic, yes sick, but this is reality) and a few other good reasons. But no one needs to lose sleep over not doing so meticulously.