I totally agree with you, something needs to be done before it's too late.
The European Union has a decision that says all waste must be recycled by 2050 but I can see a lot of countries are nowhere with the project. There will be heavy sanctions.
In my city there's no selective waste collection for example. It's a shame.
Singapore at least did something and in time it will get back the costs and maybe work out something that is not so expensive.