as consumers and citizens we have to pay the price for changing bad ideas and bad ways of doing things. My wife always bought this bulk rice where she brought her own container and they filled it I got looking at the price and it was slightly more than the big plastic bags. I suggested we buy the cheaper and she told me that the world already had too damn much plastic in it. If you are unhappy with local recycling efforts maybe you should start a grassroots campaign to raise awareness and provide a place for those who do want to recycle.