Just throw them out as needed. There is no shortage of appropriate dump sites, and consumer recycling across the board is only marginally worth it at best.
(Ignore the buzzfeed-worthy title. The links within are good.)
The only consumer-side materials worth recycling as things stand are aluminum, paper, & cardboard. Everything else takes more energy to recycle than it saves.
(not counting specific, specialty recycling needs like lead-acid batteries or electronics. These cost significant money to recycle, but are done so for environmental reasons.)
https://www.bustle.com/articles/125641-is-recycling-worth-it...
(Ignore the buzzfeed-worthy title. The links within are good.)
The only consumer-side materials worth recycling as things stand are aluminum, paper, & cardboard. Everything else takes more energy to recycle than it saves.
(not counting specific, specialty recycling needs like lead-acid batteries or electronics. These cost significant money to recycle, but are done so for environmental reasons.)