“It’s always nice to meet new friends from around the world. In fact, we’ve had visitors from 58 countries.. Come on. I’ll show you the bottles, cans and paper.” Sure, we’re famous for being the home of the tech revolution. But that hasn’t dampened our old-school NorCal spirit. The NYT’s Matt Richtel takes you behind the scenes of the Silicon Valley of Recycling. This does make one wonder about our focus. I can talk to my TV, and car’s gonna be able to drive myself. But I still have to take out the garbage.