Comments on: chicago envt’l resources

By: Lindy

Lindy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:33:14 +0000

I live in Chicago and I want to recycle.

The Blue Bag is a complete scam. Blue bags get tossed into garbage trucks and crushed up with all the regular garbage, thus spilling all of the contents.

Because it is run by the city, I am also very skeptical of the new big drop-off bins. I have seen items in those bins that don’t belong and I wonder if the city is truly going through all of the items and recycling, or just putting on a front similar to the Blue Bag.

I would perhaps be more likely to believe that the items dropped off at Wrightwood are actually being recycled since it is not a city run operation.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:03:57 +0000

I live in the Ukranian Village, do you know of any drop-off locations closer than those listed above? How can we convince our ward alderman to get the blue bins on our street!?!?

Will

By: Alas « In the brightness of the world

Alas « In the brightness of the world — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:37:17 +0000

[...] to make use of the various resources that I put together. Please make sure to check out the Sustainability and Recycling in Chicago section, as well as the links to the various volunteer and wilderness [...]

By: meg

meg — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:59:50 +0000

Glad I could help out! But remember that we won’t get better recycling unless we work for it – make sure to contact your alderman/alderwoman or the city and let them know you’re interested in a better system.

By: abby

abby — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:32:20 +0000

thank you so much for this useful information. I have been searching for months on how to recyle. This is the most helpful info I have found to date. I am appalled that this city doesn’t have a better recyling program! Thanks for your information.