How much do we really recycle on a weekly basis

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I try to recycle as much of our household waste as I can. I feel as though I'm doing at least a bit towards the worlds resources by doing this, but is it really enough? In our area (UK) we have a bin for general household waste that goes to the landfill site, a bin for cardboard items that gets collected for recycling, a bin for bottles, glass and plastic and a bag for newspapers and junnk mail etc. All of the recycling bins are collected on a fortnightly basis and the cardboard bin is usually full as is the bottle bin. Looking around the house and what goes into the general bin bag, there is a lot that could still be recycled should I have the inclination to do it. There is the plastic bags from shops and food waste that could be composted etc. Is what I do enough or should I be doing more to help our environment?