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They are able to, that doesn't mean they are. I cannot find any data on residential recycling rates, and I have to assume, given the track record, that capitalist countries are doing the most wasteful thing that is the worst for the environment.
For cardboard and especially aluminum/copper there's actually a pretty compelling profit insensitive for recycling them. For glass, it kinda depends on your locality.