I hope we don't get those cans for awhile. We don't have recycling here either yet.
The recycling isn't bad...the cans I hate. Less picking if they can fit everything in the can. I find a lot of nice glassware and books from time to time.
They will not pick up anything except regular household waste, put some books or glassware with your garbage and you will get a red tag with a nasty note on it. You have to bring that sort of thing to the transfer station or put it out for spring/fall bulk pick up, I normally hide it in bags with kitchen garbage or kitty litter. They can be real assholes about it too once we had four of five glasses break when the cat knocked over a shelf, I cleaned it up and double paper bagged it and left a note on it warning them> On garbage day they came by as I was leaving for work so I mentioned it to them they took the bag tossed it back on my lawn and said it would have to wait till spring clean up
Needless to say I don't tell them about such things anymore