I just scanned a bunch of articles online. It looks like Maine is near the top (#6) of states recycling rates.

A while ago I was told recycling is pointless because it all just gets landfilled or incinerated anyway. I looked into it and found that some recycling gets wasted if a batch is contaminated or in a period when there isn't enough demand for any particular type of recyclable material.

It is worth recycling. Reducing and reusing are more important, but recycling is still good.