Chicago Recycling

Shortly after taking office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to revamp Chicago's recycling system after more than a decade of failed attempts. Last su...

For years, Chicago has struggled to put a reasonable recycling program in place. First, there was the failed blue bag system, which was finally scrapp...

One of the broad themes of the Daley administration has been a belief in private industry to handle typically government-run services. Selling control...

If you enjoy the fresh smell and environmental benefits of a real tree on Christmas, you might be looking for the best way to dispose of the holiday p...

Last week a couple of Chicago aldermen proposed fining suburbanites caught trying to recycle in the city. Aldermen Lona Lane and Virginia Rugai, of...

If you live in Chicago, chances are you have been irritated by the city's lack of a decent recycling program. Some folks sneak across the street (int...

Chicago's stalled recycling program was the subject of much hand-wringing and no action at a City Council committee meeting Monday. Ald. Tom Allen pu...

Under its new measure, the City Council would appoint its own inspector general. Who can blame the public for rightly asking how can you trust the fox to guard the hen house?

While Mayor Richard M. Daley has changed tactics on residential recycling in an effort to build public participation in the program, that has not stop...

A few days ago the Illinois EPA released its latest Annual Landfill Capacity Report. Now that you've recovered from the excitement of this news, I'...

An Aurora-based contractor is offering the City of Chicago $40 million in guaranteed revenue over ten years. So far, the city's not biting. Free Gree...

Chicago's citywide switch to curbside recycling would hit the brakes in some neighborhoods, while pickups would be less frequent in others, under cuts...

Chicago already has more than 2,000 bus shelters and sidewalk billboards that carry advertising and generate sorely needed revenue. How about ad-bear...