Chicago’s New Mayor Makes Major Headway for the City’s Recycling Program

It’s hard to believe, but less than half of Chicago's residents currently have access to the city's recycling service. A program initiated in 2008 gave blue carts to a third of city residents for weekly roadside collection, while others have the option to bring their recyclables to overloaded collection sites. Thankfully, after only a few months in office, new Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, has plans to vet private service companies against city employees in a trial program that will expand a home recyclables collection service without breaking the budget....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/chicagos-new-mayor-makes-major-headway-for-the-citys-recycling-program/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

It’s hard to believe, but less than half of Chicago's residents currently have access to the city's recycling service. A program initiated in 2008 gave blue carts to a third of city residents for weekly roadside collection, while others have the option to bring their recyclables to overloaded collection sites. Thankfully, after only a few months in office, new Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, has plans to vet private service companies against city employees in a trial program that will expand a home recyclables collection service without breaking the budget....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/chicagos-new-mayor-makes-major-headway-for-the-citys-recycling-program/'>READ ARTICLE</a>