I see the same thing (same motivation). I got a 19 plate Leaf a few months back, it’s feckin awesome and anecdotes and data all point to “EV Good, and getting better”. It’s mental.

4 bins: 1 black (general rubbish) 2 blue (recycling) 1 green (garden waste)

Normally we’d have one blue but a neighbour bought an extra, then his kids moved out so they don’t need the extra space - and we regularly fill them both, mostly with cardboard packing.

Seriously, who gives a fuck if you’ve got a number of bins? I’d much rather items go into recycling or compost than landfill. If the council / recycling place isn’t doing a great job at their end, that’s a) not my fault and b) another matter to deal with.

I bought oodies for the whole family, paid for themselves in a couple of weeks. I had to figure out where the mold point was with the heating (too cold and you get mold) so we still had it on, but it was 3 degrees lower on the thermostat than the previous year. Not everyone can do it, for sure.