Last week's posting about the reappointment of the Streets Commissioner led to a lot of questions about recycling in Philly. I'm an absolute waste geek, and thought I'd share some info with all of you. I'd also be open to using this thread as a Q&A on recycling issues in general since there's so much to cover, I know I won't get to it all. I'll start off with some of the most frequently asked questions I get:

Where does my recycling go?
Recycling collected in Philly goes to Blue Mountain Recycling,which is located on Grays Ferry in South Philly. Blue Mountain is a state-of-the-art facility and is able to sort single stream recycling- meaning that recyclables can be put out in one bin and separated at the facility.

How well does Philly do in recycling?