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I wish this went into what the factors are that make these products not recyclable. Contaminants attached to the product, I assume?

Siggi's yogurt containers (the large ones, at least) have a paper label and a tab you can tear to completely remove the paper from the plastic so they can be recycled properly. Which, of course, made me realize that probably nothing ELSE with a label on it is recyclable in the way we think they are.

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So, I wonder about these cardboard/paper containers that e.g. juice, milk, etc are being sold in. Are they biodegradable?

Nope, they have a plastic lining on the inside to make them waterproof.

Same is true of coffee cups, although there are a number of organizations (in Aus, at least) now that have processes for separating the plastic from the paper so it can be recycled.

E.g. https://www.simplycups.com.au/how-it-works

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