Magazines can be recycled...at least where I live.
I find the best way to recycle is to not use something in the first place.
Amusing story...
I used to live near a natural food store. I could literally hit with a rock from my front yard. I went down to buy a few things, and per usual, I was wearing pants with cargo pockets. The few items I got could be hand carried, or put in my cargo pockets if I really wanted. I told the woman(owner) I didn't want a bag during purchase, and she was arguing I should take one because??? It finally came down to her saying the bags could be recycled, which wasn't even true at that time. Talk about someone that totally doesn't get it. If anyone did, I'd expect it would be the hippie at the natural food store :^S
Anyway, I didn't take a bag, and the sun came up the next day against all expectations...