Hi @manclar, I loved your approach to this topic. Over here, in Europe when we think about recycling we don't take into account the reuse of objects, but to deposit them in the right bin. If it's paper in the green bin, if it's plastic in the yellow bin, and so on. And then we don't worry about what happens to what is left in those garbage cans.
It seems to me a greater commitment to the Planet the proposal you make to reuse objects. Besides, it is the only way to know that the used objects are really recycled.
A big hug.