Interesting take on the challenge. I wish his clothing would or could have be straightened up and the black object in front of his had is distracting. I wish you well in the challenge.
While the photo is really cute and well done, without the title (which I don't use, since this is a photography contest) the image does not really say anything about "Reduce, reuse, or recycle". I'm sorry... *sigh*
Without the title, this is a real stretch to fit into this challenge in my opinion. The post-processing is hurting this in my opinion, as the nature of the editing left the background around the Howdy-Doody muddy & distracting.
funny idea - it has potential as an advert theme - i just think the trask bin is not displayed in enough prominance to really show of the 'trash thing'.