What a busy couple weeks its been, and what better way to start a new week then with some snow.  As I was walking to class today since I couldn't ride my bike. The homes closer to campus had trash pickup this morning. But because of the snow it wasn't picked up right away, as I passed by the majority of the homes there had bags full of cans and other recyclables. It always makes me wonder why are people still not recycling? I know people personally (my Dad) who i yell at about not recycling. The benefits out weigh the effort that is put towards separating recyclables. There are numerous items that can be made from recycled items, everything from insulation with blue jeans to counter types from glass.  R-E-C-Y-C-L-E !!

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In these past few weeks there has been major discussions from Obama about how America will prevail and with that we will have a stronger economy. The back-bone to this is the idea of sustainable living. More and more green jobs are being created. The Northeast will maintain the manufacturing end of green jobs, the sun belt will focus on solar and the Mid-West will have wind. Having the Unites State shift its focus on this concept of sustainable living is a good thing and gives hope that years from now we will be able to forget about the trouble we once were in.

As for my personal focus with parks and public incorporating recycled art, I have gotten the okay to do a survey with a group of high school students in an after-school mural program. I will also have interviews and photographs of various forms of recycled public art through out Philadelphia once the snow clears. I will also use this to show case other images from around the city.