This week our group has been working on recycling. Recycling is a big part of our project of eco friendly living. It is very important because according to Susan Carmichael, director of the Montgomery Clean City Commission and the city's recycling division, more than 70% of the average households waste can be recycled, and a majority of what is left after then can be composted and turned into valuable garden nutrients. The sad part about this is that in Philadelphia the actual recycling rate is only around 7%. Think about that unnecessary amount of waste, 30% of which is incinerated and the other 70% which just sits in dirty landfills. So the question I would like to answer is why only 7% of Philadelphia’s waste is recycled when close to all of it could be? Specifically, this week I will create a compost and attempt to recycle 100% of the plastic I use.